title: [Fleas and diseases transmissible to man].
abstract: Fleas are wingless insects that parasitize mammals and more rarely birds. They are able to jump and may bite people. Adult fleas are hematophagous. The impact of fleas on public health is related to their ability to act as vectors for transmission of infectious agents during blood meals. The purpose of this article is to describe fleas and the diseases that they transmit to humans. Special focus is placed on epidemiological aspects.
authors.affiliation: l'Unité de Parasitologie, CERMES, Niamey, Niger. duchemin@cermes.ne
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Duchemin
authors.forename: P-E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007300:Insect Control; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D010930:Plague / Q000635:transmission; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000635:transmission; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D015010:Yersinia pestis