Laudisoit A., Falay D., Amundala N., Akaibe D., de Bellocq J. G., Van Houtte N., Breno M., Verheyen E., Wilschut L., Parola P., Raoult Didier, Socolovschi C. (2014). High prevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Bartonella Species in rats and fleas, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 90 (3), p. 463-468. ISSN 0002-9637.
Titre du document
High prevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Bartonella Species in rats and fleas, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Année de publication
2014
Auteurs
Laudisoit A., Falay D., Amundala N., Akaibe D., de Bellocq J. G., Van Houtte N., Breno M., Verheyen E., Wilschut L., Parola P., Raoult Didier, Socolovschi C.
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014,
90 (3), p. 463-468 ISSN 0002-9637
The prevalence and identity of Rickettsia and Bartonella in urban rat and flea populations were evaluated in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by molecular tools. An overall prevalence of 17% Bartonella species and 13% Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in the cosmopolitan rat species, Rattus mutts and Rattus norvegicus that were infested by a majority of Xenopsylla cheopis fleas. Bartonella queenslandensis, Bartonella elizabethae, and three Bartonella genotypes were identified by sequencing in rat specimens, mostly in R. rattus. Rickettsia typhi was detected in 72% of X. cheopis pools, the main vector and reservoir of this zoonotic pathogen. Co-infections were observed in rodents, suggesting a common mammalian host shared by R. typhi and Bartonella spp. Thus, both infections are endemic in DRC and the medical staffs need to be aware knowing the high prevalence of impoverished populations or immunocompromised inhabitants in this area.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
Identifiant IRD
PAR00011611
