@article{PAR00011611,
  title = {{H}igh prevalence of {R}ickettsia typhi and {B}artonella {S}pecies in rats and fleas, {K}isangani, {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo},
  author = {{L}audisoit, {A}. and {F}alay, {D}. and {A}mundala, {N}. and {A}kaibe, {D}. and de {B}ellocq, {J}. {G}. and {V}an {H}outte, {N}. and {B}reno, {M}. and {V}erheyen, {E}. and {W}ilschut, {L}. and {P}arola, {P}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {S}ocolovschi, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he prevalence and identity of {R}ickettsia and {B}artonella in urban rat and flea populations were evaluated in {K}isangani, {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo ({DRC}) by molecular tools. {A}n overall prevalence of 17% {B}artonella species and 13% {R}ickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in the cosmopolitan rat species, {R}attus mutts and {R}attus norvegicus that were infested by a majority of {X}enopsylla cheopis fleas. {B}artonella queenslandensis, {B}artonella elizabethae, and three {B}artonella genotypes were identified by sequencing in rat specimens, mostly in {R}. rattus. {R}ickettsia typhi was detected in 72% of {X}. cheopis pools, the main vector and reservoir of this zoonotic pathogen. {C}o-infections were observed in rodents, suggesting a common mammalian host shared by {R}. typhi and {B}artonella spp. {T}hus, 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.},
  keywords = {{REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {90},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {463--468},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.13-0216},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011611},
}