Background The recent detection of Rickettsia felis DNA in dogs in Australia suggests that
dogs are potential mammalian reservoir hosts for this emerging rickettsia. To date, there is …

Abstract Background Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi are emerging arthropod-borne
zoonoses causing fever and flu-like symptoms. Seroprevalence and risk factors associated …

The prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dogs from a remote indigenous
community in the Northern Territory (NT) was determined using molecular tools. Blood …

(Ctenocephalides felis), which also acts as a reservoir by means of transovarial transmission
(1–3). The distribution of R. felis is potentially as wide as that of its insect host, and to date …

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 …

Background Flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) caused by Rickettsia felis is an arthropod-
borne zoonosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, primary species and …

Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis was identified molecularly in fleas collected in 2009
from Asembo, Kenya. Multilocus sequence typing using the 17-kD antigen gene, rrs, gltA …

The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) and flea-borne spotted fever
(FBSF)(Rickettsia felis) are febrile diseases distributed among humans worldwide. Murine …

Background Rickettsiae are emerging pathogens causing public health problems in many
countries around the world. Rickettsia spp. are found in association with a wide range of …

Rickettsia felis causes flea-borne spotted fever in humans worldwide. The cat flea,
Ctenocephalides felis, serves as vector and reservoir host for this disease agent. To …