Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon

Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon

We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jean-Marc Rolain, Olivier Bourry, Bernard Davoust, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella quintana
fleas
monkey
primates
Rickettsia felis
Gabon
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0861_article
Description
Summary:We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

Similar Items