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Rickettsia felis in fleas, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2008) 14(8) 1294-1296
DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.071546
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Abstract

Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).

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Gilles, J., Just, F. T., Silaghi, C., Pradel, I., Passos, L. M. F., Lengauer, H., … Pfister, K. (2008). Rickettsia felis in fleas, Germany. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(8), 1294–1296. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.071546

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