Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon

We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2005-11, Vol.11 (11), p.1742-1744
Hauptverfasser:	Rolain, Jean-Marc, Bourry, Olivier, Davoust, Bernard, Raoult, Didier
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Domestic - parasitology Bartonella quintana Bartonella quintana - classification Bartonella quintana - genetics Bartonella quintana - isolation & purification Cephus Cercopithecus Cercopithecus - parasitology Ctenocephalides felis Dispatch DNA, Bacterial - analysis DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification Ectoparasitic Infestations - parasitology Ectoparasitic Infestations - veterinary fleas Gabon Genetic aspects Humans monkey primates Pulex irritans Rickettsia Rickettsia felis Rickettsia felis - classification Rickettsia felis - genetics Rickettsia felis - isolation & purification Rodents Siphonaptera - classification Siphonaptera - microbiology Verruga peruana
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Zusammenfassung:	We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1111.050861