Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain

Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain

We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by...

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Main Authors: Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano, Florence Fenollar, Alfonso Angel-Moreno, Margarita Bolaños, Michele Hernández, Evora Santana, Marion Hemmersbach-Miller, Antonio-M Martín, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
human infection
fleas
Western-Blot serology
Canary Island
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_article

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