Abstract
We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / parasitology*
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Bartonella quintana / classification
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Bartonella quintana / genetics
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Bartonella quintana / isolation & purification*
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Cercopithecus / parasitology*
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
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Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary
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Gabon
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Humans
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Rickettsia felis / classification
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Rickettsia felis / genetics
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Rickettsia felis / isolation & purification*
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Siphonaptera / classification
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Siphonaptera / microbiology*