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. 2002 Jan;8(1):89-91.
doi: 10.3201/eid0801.010193.

Presence of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea from southwestern Europe

Francisco J Márquez  1 , Miguel A Muniain, Jesús M Pérez, Jerónimo Pachón
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Presence of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea from southwestern Europe

Francisco J Márquez et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

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

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Localization of randomly selected sampling points in Cadiz Province for cat fleas with indication of the presence of Rickettsia felis by polymerase chain reaction procedures. Localities are 1. San Roque, 2. Tarifa, 3. Vejer de la Frontera, 4. Benalup, 5. Jerez, 6. Arcos de la Frontera, 7. San José del Valle, 8. Paterna de Rivera.
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