Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Argentina

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Aug;8(4):465-6. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0243.

Abstract

This article reports on the detection of Rickettsia felis in Argentina in Ctenocephalides felis fleas collected from a dog and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA sequencing.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Argentina
  • Rickettsia felis / isolation & purification*
  • Siphonaptera / microbiology*