Presence of Rickettsia felis in the Cat Flea from Southwestern Europe1

Márquez, Francisco J.; Muniain, Miguel A.; Pérez, Jesús M.; Pachón, Jerónimo

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Presence of Rickettsia felis in the Cat Flea from Southwestern Europe1

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Jan 2002

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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(1):89-91.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Márquez, Francisco J. ; Muniain, Miguel A. ; Pérez, Jesús M. ; Pachón, Jerónimo ;

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Rickettsia felis, formerly called ELB agent, was identified by using molecular biology techniques in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) from southwestern Spain. For the first time this flea-transmitted rickettsia has been detected within its vector in Eurasia.

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