title: Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis in Humans, Cats, and Cat Fleas in Bangladesh, 2013-2014.
abstract: High prevalence of Rickettsia felis in patients with fever of unknown origin was revealed in the north-central Bangladesh from 2012 to 2013. Subsequently, in this study, prevalence of R. felis in cats and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis), together with febrile patients, was studied by PCR detection of 17 kDa antigen gene and DNA sequencing. R. felis was detected in 28% (28/100) and 21% (14/68) of cat blood and cat flea samples, respectively, whereas 42% (21/50) of patients were positive for R. felis. R. felis-positive cat fleas were detected at significantly higher rate on R. felis-positive cats. The results suggested a potential role of cats and cat fleas for transmission of R. felis to humans in Bangladesh.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .|2 Department of Biochemistry, Manikganj Medical College , Manikganj, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Rajib
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Shyamal Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Muhammad Akram
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Muhammad Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Syeda Anjuman
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nasreen
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Faria
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferdouse
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Biochemistry, Manikganj Medical College , Manikganj, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Rumana Hasan
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Sharmi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College , Mymensingh, Bangladesh .
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahamed
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine , Sapporo, Japan .|4 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine , St. Kitts, West Indies.
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine , Sapporo, Japan .
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urushibara
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine , Sapporo, Japan .
authors.forename: Meiji Soe
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine , Sapporo, Japan .
authors.forename: Nobumichi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Bangladesh; Rickettsia felis; cat; cat flea