@article{PAR00011612,
  title = {{M}olecular detection of {R}ickettsia felis and {B}artonella henselae in dog and cat fleas in {C}entral {O}romia, {E}thiopia},
  author = {{K}umsa, {B}. and {P}arola, {P}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {S}ocolovschi, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}leas are important vectors of several {R}ickettsia and {B}artonella spp. that cause emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide. {I}n this study, 303 fleas collected from domestic dogs and cats in {E}thiopia and identified morphologically as {C}tenocephalides felis felis, {C}. canis, {P}ulex irritans, and {E}chidnophaga gallinacea were tested for {R}ickettsia and {B}artonella {DNA} by using molecular methods. {R}ickettsia fells was detected in 21% of fleas, primarily {C}. fells, with a similar prevalence in fleas from dogs and cats. {A} larger proportion of flea-infested dogs (69%) than cats (37%) harbored at least one {C}. felis infected with {R}. felis. {R}ickettsia typhi was not detected. {B}artonella henselae {DNA} was detected in 6% (2 of 34) of {C}. felis collected from cats. {O}ur study highlights the likelihood of human exposure to {R}. felis, an emerging agent of spotted fever, and {B}. henselae, the agent of cat-scratch disease, in urban areas in {E}thiopia.},
  keywords = {{ETHIOPIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {90},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {457--462},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.13-0010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011612},
}