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 …

Rickettsial infections represent a major cause of non-malarial febrile illnesses among the
residents of Southeast Asia and returned travelers from that region. There are several …

Background Because of reductions in the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in
Laos, identification of the causes of fever in people without malaria, and discussion of the …

Background Spillover of parasites at the domestic animal-wildlife interface is a pervasive
threat to animal health. Cat and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and C. canis) are among …

Background Ticks and fleas are considered amongst the most important arthropod vectors of
medical and veterinary concern due to their ability to transmit pathogens to a range of …

Ticks are vectors in the transmission of many important infectious diseases in human and
animals. Ticks can be readily found in the semi-forested areas such as the settlements of the …

Background Emerging bacterial zoonoses in bats and rodents remain relatively
understudied. We conduct the first comparative host–pathogen coevolutionary analyses of …

Bartonella spp. and haemoplasmas are pathogens of veterinary and medical interest with
ectoparasites mainly involved in their transmission. This study aimed at molecular detection …

Abstract Background In Southeast Asia, the canine vector-borne pathogens Babesia spp.,
Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Hepatozoon canis, haemotropic mycoplasmas and …

Rhipicephalus species are distributed globally with a notifiable presence in Southeast Asia
(SEA) within animal and human populations. The Rhipicephalus species are highly adaptive …