Prevalence of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis from Uruguay

被引：32

作者：

Venzal, Jose M.

Perez-Martinez, Laura

Felix, Maria L.

Portillo, Aranzazu

Blanco, Jose R.

Oteo, Jose A.

机构：

[1] Univ La Republ, Fac Vet, Dept Vet Parasitol, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay

[2] Hosp San Millan San Pedro La Rioja, Area Enfermedades Infecciosas, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain

来源：

CENTURY OF RICKETTSIOLOGY: EMERGING, REEMERGING RICKETTSIOSES, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AND EMERGING VETERINARY RICKETTSIOSES | 2006年 / 1078卷

关键词：

Rickettsia felis; Ctenocephalides felis; Ctenocephalides canis; Uruguay;

D O I：

10.1196/annals.1374.056

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Our aim was to determine the presence of Rickettsia spp. in 66 fleas from Uruguay. Rickettsial DNA was amplified using gltA and ompB PCR primers. Rickettsia spp. were found in 41% of the fleas (25 Ctenocephalides felis and 2 Ctenocephlides canis). Sequences resulted in the identification of Rickettsia felis and four genotypes closely related to this species (Rickettsia sp. TwKM03, California 2, Hf187, and RF2125). The presence of R.felis in fleas from Uruguay in was demonstrated. This is the second species of Rickettsia identified in Uruguay in the past 2 years using molecular approaches, and it is helping to clarify the etiology of rickettsial diseases in the region.

引用

页码：305 / 308

页数：4

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