scholarly journals Neurological presentations caused by Rickettsia felis infection

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Gongjie Ye ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Li Xu ◽  
Zhentao Pan ◽  
Zhouzhou Dong
Keyword(s):  
Rickettsia Felis

First Detection of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Fleas Collected From Client-Owned Companion Animals in the Southern Great Plains

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H Noden ◽  
Suzanna Davidson ◽  
Jessica Lynn Smith ◽  
Faithful Williams
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Southern Great Plains

scholarly journals Caso probable de fiebre manchada (Rickettsia felis) transmitida por pulgas

Biomédica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro A. Faccini-Martinez ◽  
Elkin G. Forero-Becerra ◽  
Jesús A. Cortés-Vecino ◽  
Luis J. Polo-Teran ◽  
Jorge H. Jacome ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rickettsia Felis

scholarly journals Rickettsia typhi IN RODENTS AND R. felis IN FLEAS IN YUCATÁN AS A POSSIBLE CAUSAL AGENT OF UNDEFINED FEBRILE CASES

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaspar PENICHE-LARA ◽  
Karla DZUL-ROSADO ◽  
Carlos PÉREZ-OSORIO ◽  
Jorge ZAVALA-CASTRO
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
First Time

Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus; a worldwide zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease, commonly associated with the presence of domestic and wild rodents. Human cases of murine typhus in the state of Yucatán are frequent. However, there is no evidence of the presence of Rickettsia typhi in mammals or vectors in Yucatán. The presence of Rickettsia in rodents and their ectoparasites was evaluated in a small municipality of Yucatán using the conventional polymerase chain reaction technique and sequencing. The study only identified the presence of Rickettsia typhi in blood samples obtained from Rattus rattus and it reported, for the first time, the presence of R. felis in the flea Polygenis odiosus collected from Ototylomys phyllotis rodent. Additionally, Rickettsia felis was detected in the ectoparasite Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing the wild rodent Peromyscus yucatanicus. This study’s results contributed to a better knowledge of Rickettsia epidemiology in Yucatán.

scholarly journals INFECTION BY Rickettsia felis IN OPOSSUMS (Didelphis sp.) FROM YUCATAN, MEXICO

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaspar PENICHE-LARA ◽  
Hugo A. RUIZ-PIÑA ◽  
Enrique REYES-NOVELO ◽  
Karla DZUL-ROSADO ◽  
Jorge ZAVALA-CASTRO
Keyword(s):  
Rickettsia Felis

scholarly journals Prevalence and Infection Load Dynamics of Rickettsia felis in Actively Feeding Cat Fleas

PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. e2805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Reif ◽  
Rhett W. Stout ◽  
Gretchen C. Henry ◽  
Lane D. Foil ◽  
Kevin R. Macaluso
Keyword(s):  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Cat Fleas

scholarly journals First Molecular Evidence of Pathogens in Fleas Collected from Dogs in Northern Vietnam

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1185
Author(s):  
Thom Do ◽  
Tawin Inpankaew ◽  
Duc Hieu Duong ◽  
Khanh Linh Bui
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Mycoplasma Wenyonii ◽  
Wide Range

Fleas are considered as hosts for a wide range of pathogens that cause emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide. Data on fleas and flea-borne pathogens (FBPs) in the international literature are limited in Vietnam. This study aimed to investigate the species of fleas and the presence of pathogens of interest in fleas in northern Vietnam using PCR and sequence analysis. Out of 200 dogs enrolled in this study, 20% were infested by the flea species Ctenocephalides felis felis. In total, 62 fleas (35 females and 27 males) collected from domestic dogs were molecularly screened for the detection of pathogens. Out of the screened fleas, 39 were positive for Rickettsia felis (62.9%), 9 for Candidatus Mycoplasma hemobos (14.52%), and 6 for Mycoplasma wenyonii (9.68%). This study shows the first molecular detection of the above-mentioned pathogens in fleas collected from the studied areas and the potential risk of infection with examined FBPs in northern Vietnam.

scholarly journals Emended description of Rickettsia felis (Bouyer et al. 2001), a temperature-dependent cultured bacterium.

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 2035-2041
Author(s):  
Bernard La Scola ◽  
Sonia Meconi ◽  
Florence Fenollar ◽  
Jean-Marc Rolain ◽  
Véronique Roux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Emended Description

scholarly journals Parallel Decline of Malaria and Rickettsia felis Infections in Senegal

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Mediannikov ◽  
Cheikh Sokhna ◽  
Didier Raoult ◽  
Cédric Abat
Keyword(s):  
Rickettsia Felis

scholarly journals The epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infecting fleas of companion animals in eastern Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen Thon Teoh ◽  
Sze Fui Hii ◽  
Stephen Graves ◽  
Robert Rees ◽  
John Stenos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Companion Animals ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Eastern Australia

scholarly journals Rickettsia felis Infection in a Common Household Insect Pest, Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 2280-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Behar ◽  
Laurie J. McCormick ◽  
Steve J. Perlman
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Blood Feeding ◽  
Human Pathogen ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Liposcelis Bostrychophila ◽  
The One

ABSTRACT Many species of Rickettsia are well-known mammalian pathogens transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods. However, molecular surveys are continually uncovering novel Rickettsia species, often in unexpected hosts, including many arthropods that do not feed on blood. This study reports a systematic molecular characterization of a Rickettsia infecting the psocid Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae), a common and cosmopolitan household pest. Surprisingly, the psocid Rickettsia is shown to be Rickettsia felis, a human pathogen transmitted by fleas that causes serious morbidity and occasional mortality. The plasmid from the psocid R. felis was sequenced and was found to be virtually identical to the one in R. felis from fleas. As Liposcelis insects are often intimately associated with humans and other vertebrates, it is speculated that they acquired R. felis from fleas. Whether the R. felis in psocids causes disease in vertebrates is not known and warrants further study.

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