Rickettsia typhi and R-felis in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), Oahu, Hawaii

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作者：

Eremeeva, Marina E. ^{[1
]}

Warashina, Wesley R. ^{[2
]}

Sturgeon, Michele M. ^{[1
]}

Buchholz, Arlene E. ^{[2
]}

Olmsted, Gregory K. ^{[2
]}

Park, Sarah Y. ^{[2
]}

Effler, Paul V. ^{[2
]}

Karpathy, Sandor E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

[2] Hawaii Dept Hlth, Honolulu, HI USA

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2008年 / 14卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid1410.080571

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 typhi (prevalence 1.9%) and R. felis (prevalence 24.8%) DNA were detected in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from mice on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The low prevalence of R. typhi on Oahu suggests that R. felis may be a more common cause of rickettsiosis than R. typhi in Hawaii.

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