Rickettsia felis in fleas, Germany

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作者
Gilles, Jeremie [1 ]
Just, Frank Thomas [1 ]
Silaghi, Cornelia [1 ]
Pradel, Ingrid [1 ]
Passos, Lygia Maria Friche [1 ,2 ]
Lengauer, Heidi [3 ]
Hellmann, Klaus [3 ]
Pfister, Kurt [1 ]
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[1] Univ Munich, Munich, Germany
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[3] Klifovet AG, Munich, Germany
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10.3201/eid1408.071546
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).
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