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. 2006 Jan;74(1):120-2.

First detection of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing rats in Cyprus

Anna Psaroulaki  1 , Maria Antoniou, Andreas Papaeustathiou, Paul Toumazos, Feidias Loukaides, Yannis Tselentis
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  • PMID: 16407355

First detection of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing rats in Cyprus

Anna Psaroulaki et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Rickettsia felis was identified by polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing analysis in Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing rats in Cyprus. Murine typhus caused by R. typhi was believed to be the only flea-transmitted rickettsiosis on the island. This is the first report of this pathogen in southeastern Europe.

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