Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia

Jiang, Ju; Soeatmadji, Djoko W.; Henry, Katherine M.; Ratiwayanto, Sutanti; Bangs, Michael J.; Richards, Allen L.

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Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia

Published Date:

Aug 2006

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(8):1281-1283.

Language:

English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Jiang, Ju ; Soeatmadji, Djoko W. ; Henry, Katherine M. ; Ratiwayanto, Sutanti ; Bangs, Michael J. ; ... More ▼

Description:

Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R. felis in Indonesia and naturally occurring R. felis in Oriental rat fleas.

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Indonesia

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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