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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Pérez-Arellano, Jose-Luis ; Fenollar, Florence ; Angel-Moreno, Alfonso ; Bolaños, Margarita ; Hernández, Michele ; ... More +
Pérez-Arellano, Jose-Luis ; Fenollar, Florence ; Angel-Moreno, Alfonso ; Bolaños, Margarita ; Hernández, Michele ; Santana, Evora ; Hemmersbach-Miller, Marion ; Martín, Antonio-M ; Raoult, Didier Less -
Description:
We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction.
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Adult Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Dogs Female Humans Male Middle Aged Rickettsia Infections Siphonaptera
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(12):1961-1964.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Spain
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15961/cdc_15961_DS1.pdf
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