title: [Notes on fleas (Siphonaptera) of the fox Cerdocyon thous (Canidae) from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil].
abstract: From July to September of 1998, 152 fleas were collected from 18 specimens of the fox Cerdocyon thous captured in the visceral leishmaniasis endemic area of Jacobina, State of Bahia, Brazil. The fleas were identified as: 136 Rhopalopsyllus lutzi lutzi, 11 Pulex irritans, 2 Ctenocephalides canis, 1 Ctenocephalides felis felis and 2 Xenopsylla cheopis.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, BA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Monte-Alegre
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Sherlock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000145:classification*