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Rickettsia typhi and R. felis in Rat Fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), Oahu, Hawaii

Rickettsia typhi (prevalence 1.9%) and R. felis (prevalence 24.8%) DNA were detected in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from mice on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The low prevalence of R. typhi on Oahu suggests that R. felis may be a more common cause of rickettsiosis than R. typhi in Hawaii.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eremeeva, Marina E., Warashina, Wesley R., Sturgeon, Michele M., Buchholz, Arlene E., Olmsted, Gregory K., Park, Sarah Y., Effler, Paul V., Karpathy, Sandor E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2609893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826827
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080571