Presence of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea from southwestern Europe

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作者：

Márquez, FJ

Muniain, MA

Pérez, JM

Pachón, J

机构：

[1] Univ Jaen, Dept Biol Anim Biol Vegetal & Ecol, Jaen 23071, Spain

[2] Hosp Univ Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain

[3] Hosp Univ Virgen Del Rocio, Seville, Spain

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 8卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid0801.010193

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Rickettsia felis, formerly called ELB agent, was identified by using molecular biology techniques in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides fells felis) from southwestern Spain. For the first time this flea-transmitted rickettsia has been detected within its vector in Eurasia.

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