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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rolain, Jean-Marc, Bourry, Olivier, Davoust, Bernard, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16318727
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050861

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