Zoonotic Bacteria in Fleas Parasitizing Common Voles, Northwestern Spain

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth ; Mougeot, François ; Vidal, Mª Dolors ; Jado, Isabel ; González-Martín-Niño, Rosa M. ; Escudero, Raquel ; Luque-Larena, Juan José
• Description:
  We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted vector-host associations in the prevalence of these bacteria suggest that fleas have distinct roles in the transmission cycle of each pathogen in nature.
• Subjects:
  Arvicolinae Bartonella Flea Infestations Francisella Tularensis Humans Prevalence Rodent Diseases
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1423-1425
• Pubmed ID:
  31211940
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6590758
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Spain
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d20da21cf8a64f06eddfda535d152937c469e67462e6a44a9a66c2818d09e4c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79630/cdc_79630_DS1.pdf
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