title: Rickettsia felis in fleas, Germany.
abstract: Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. jeremie.gilles@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilles
authors.forename: Frank Thomas
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Just
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silaghi
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.forename: Lygia Maria Friche
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lengauer
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hellmann
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfister
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005858:Germany; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*