Molecular Evidence for the Presence of Rickettsia Felis in the Feces of Wild-living African Apes

BACKGROUND: Rickettsia felis is a common emerging pathogen detected in mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesized that, as with malaria, great apes may be exposed to the infectious bite of infected mosquitoes and release R. felis DNA in their feces. METHODS: We conducted a study of 17 forest...

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Autores principales: Keita, Alpha Kabinet, Socolovschi, Cristina, Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve, Ratmanov, Pavel, Butel, Christelle, Ayouba, Ahidjo, Inogwabini, Bila-Isia, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel, Delaporte, Eric, Peeters, Martine, Fenollar, Florence, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23405087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054679

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