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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Rolain, Jean-Marc ; Bourry, Olivier ; Davoust, Bernard ; Raoult, Didier
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Description:
We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
Subject:
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Animals
Animals, Domestic
Cercopithecus
DNA, Bacterial
Ectoparasitic Infestations
Humans
Siphonaptera

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(11):1742-1744.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Gabon
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:f41191775656ff8a226c4f9e237febfd498fecb53bf3671061bb4aada98e024b
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