Vector biology of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis

CO Moore, MR André, J Šlapeta, EB Breitschwerdt - Trends in parasitology, 2024 - cell.com
Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea, is among the most prevalent and widely dispersed
vectors worldwide. Unfortunately, research on C. felis and associated pathogens (Bartonella …

[HTML][HTML] Zoonotic vectorborne pathogens and ectoparasites of dogs and cats in Eastern and Southeast Asia

V Colella, VL Nguyen, DY Tan, N Lu… - Emerging Infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To provide data that can be used to inform treatment and prevention strategies for zoonotic
pathogens in animal and human populations, we assessed the occurrence of zoonotic …

[HTML][HTML] Canine and feline vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern in Southeast Asia

VL Nguyen, F Dantas-Torres, D Otranto - Current Research in Parasitology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dogs and cats are important hosts and reservoirs of many viral, bacterial, protozoal, and
helminthic pathogens transmitted by arthropods, including some of zoonotic concern. By …

Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny

C Manvell, H Berman, B Callahan, E Breitschwerdt… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

New insights on the epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in pet dogs and cats from New South Wales, Australia

GC Ma, JM Norris, KO Mathews, S Chandra, J Šlapeta… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Q fever is considered one of the most important zoonoses in Australia. Whilst ruminants are
the primary reservoirs for Coxiella burnetii, and the major source of human infection, human …

Metagenomics of culture isolates and insect tissue illuminate the evolution of Wolbachia, Rickettsia and Bartonella symbionts in Ctenocephalides spp. fleas

A Beliavskaia, KK Tan, A Sinha… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
While fleas are often perceived simply as a biting nuisance and a cause of allergic
dermatitis, they represent important disease vectors worldwide, especially for bacterial …

A chromosome-level assembly of the cat flea genome uncovers rampant gene duplication and genome size plasticity

TP Driscoll, VI Verhoeve, JJ Gillespie, JS Johnston… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are small flightless parasites of birds and
mammals; their blood-feeding can transmit many serious pathogens (ie, the etiological …

Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the taxonomy and phylogeny of fleas

Y Zhang, YT Fu, C Yao, YP Deng, Y Nie, GH Liu - Parasites & Vectors, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are obligatory hematophagous
ectoparasites of humans and animals and serve as vectors of many disease-causing agents …

[图书][B] Human parasites

H Mehlhorn, H Mehlhorn - 2016 - Springer
Parasites threaten still today the health of humans and their animals, although considerable
progress had been achieved within the last century. However, phenomena such as …

Morphometrics as a Complementary Tool in the Differentiation of Two Cosmopolitan Flea Species: Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis

AM García-Sánchez, A Zurita, C Cutillas - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Members of Siphonaptera are commonly known as fleas. With more than
2500 species described worldwide, they constitute one of the most important parasites in our …