Dieme C., Parola P., Guernier Vanina, Lagadec E., Le Minter G., Balleydier E., Pages F., Dellagi Koussay, Tortosa P., Raoult Didier, Socolovschi C. (2015). Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92 (3), p. 617-619. ISSN 0002-9637.
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Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island
Dieme C., Parola P., Guernier Vanina, Lagadec E., Le Minter G., Balleydier E., Pages F., Dellagi Koussay, Tortosa P., Raoult Didier, Socolovschi C.
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015,
92 (3), p. 617-619 ISSN 0002-9637
Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and Bartonella DNA was detected by molecular tools in 12% of Rattus rattus fleas (Xenopsylla species) collected from Reunion Island. One-third of the infested commensal rodents captured during 1 year carried at least one infected flea. As clinical signs of these zoonoses are non-specific, they are often misdiagnosed.
