A Molecular Survey of Rickettsia felis in Fleas from Cats and Dogs in Sicily (Southern Italy)

Rickettsia felis, the agent of flea-borne spotted fever, has a cosmopolitan distribution. Its pathogenic role in humans has been demonstrated through molecular and serologic tests in several cases. The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is considered the main reservoir and the biological vector. The a...

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Autores principales: Giudice, Elisabetta, Di Pietro, Simona, Alaimo, Antonio, Blanda, Valeria, Lelli, Rossella, Francaviglia, Francesco, Caracappa, Santo, Torina, Alessandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25203839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106820

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25203839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106820

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