Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia |
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| Authors: | Jiang Ju Soeatmadji Djoko W Henry Katherine M Ratiwayanto Sutanti Bangs Michael J Richards Allen L |
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| Institution: | US Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R. felis in Indonesia and naturally occurring R. felis in Oriental rat fleas. |
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| Keywords: | Rickettsia felis Xenopsylla cheopis Indonesia flea-borne spotted fever murine typhus Rickettsia typhi rodents |
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