[HTML][HTML] Domestic dogs are mammalian reservoirs for the emerging zoonosis flea-borne spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia felis

D Ng-Nguyen, SF Hii, MTT Hoang, VAT Nguyen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Rickettsia felis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is being increasingly recognized as
an etiological agent of human rickettsial disease globally. The agent is transmitted through …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA

MM Hoque, S Barua, PJ Kelly, K Chenoweth… - Parasites & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The main vector and reservoir host of Rickettsia felis, an emerging human
pathogen causing flea-borne spotted fever, is the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. While cats …

The prevalence of Rickettsia felis DNA in fleas collected from cats and dogs in the UK

S Abdullah, P Lait, C Helps, H Newbury, R Wall - Veterinary Parasitology, 2020 - Elsevier
In a large-scale survey in the UK, recruited veterinary practices were asked to inspect client-
ownedcats and dogs, selected at random between April and June 2018, following a …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of a new spot-on formulation of selamectin plus sarolaner in the treatment and control of naturally occurring flea infestations in cats …

R Packianathan, M Pittorino, A Hodge, N Bruellke… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background The safety and efficacy of a new spot-on formulation of selamectin plus
sarolaner were evaluated for the treatment and control of natural flea infestations on cats in …