Rickettsia felis, an Emerging Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis
LD Brown, KR Macaluso - Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2016 - Springer
Rickettsia felis is an emerging insect-borne rickettsial pathogen and the causative agent of
flea-borne spotted fever. First described as a human pathogen from the USA in 1991, R. felis …
flea-borne spotted fever. First described as a human pathogen from the USA in 1991, R. felis …
Update on canine and feline blood donor screening for blood‐borne pathogens
KJ Wardrop, A Birkenheuer, MC Blais… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An update on the 2005 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)
Consensus Statement on blood donor infectious disease screening was presented at the …
Consensus Statement on blood donor infectious disease screening was presented at the …
Domestic dogs are mammalian reservoirs for the emerging zoonosis flea-borne spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia felis
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 …
an etiological agent of human rickettsial disease globally. The agent is transmitted through …
Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny
Background Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea, is the most common ectoparasite of cats and
dogs worldwide. As a cause of flea allergy dermatitis and a vector for two genera of zoonotic …
dogs worldwide. As a cause of flea allergy dermatitis and a vector for two genera of zoonotic …
Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging …
B Mubemba, MM Mburu, K Changula… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …
Integrated morphological and molecular identification of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides canis) vectoring Rickettsia felis in central …
Fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides are the most common ectoparasites infesting dogs and
cats world-wide. The species Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis are …
cats world-wide. The species Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis are …
[HTML][HTML] A One Health approach to study the circulation of tick-borne pathogens: A preliminary study
P Banović, AA Díaz-Sánchez, C Galon… - One Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) have complex life cycles involving tick vectors and vertebrate
hosts. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the zoonotic circulation of TBPs. In …
hosts. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the zoonotic circulation of TBPs. In …
Canine vector-borne pathogens in semi-domesticated dogs residing in northern Cambodia
Abstract Background In Southeast Asia, the canine vector-borne pathogens Babesia spp.,
Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Hepatozoon canis, haemotropic mycoplasmas and …
Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Hepatozoon canis, haemotropic mycoplasmas and …
First report of Rickettsia felisin China
Background Rickettsia felis is a recently described flea-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia
that is an emerging human pathogen. Although there is information on the organism from …
that is an emerging human pathogen. Although there is information on the organism from …
Rickettsia Species in African Anopheles Mosquitoes
C Socolovschi, F Pages, MO Ndiath, P Ratmanov… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background There is higher rate of R. felis infection among febrile patients than in healthy
people in Sub-Saharan Africa, predominantly in the rainy season. Mosquitoes possess a …
people in Sub-Saharan Africa, predominantly in the rainy season. Mosquitoes possess a …