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Evidence for a specific host-endosymbiont relationship between 'Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125' and Ctenocephalides felis orientis infesting dogs in India

Hii SF 1 , Lawrence AL 2 , Cuttell L 3 , Tynas R 4 , Abd Rani PA 5 , Šlapeta J 6 Show all authors , Traub RJ 7

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  • 1 School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia. sze.hii@unimelb.edu.au
  • 2 Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia. alaw7873@uni.sydney.edu.au
  • 3 Safe Food Production Queensland, PO Box 440, Spring Hill, Queensland, 4004, Australia. lcuttell@safefood.qld.gov.au
  • 4 School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia. 20749673@student.uwa.edu.au
  • 5 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. azaziah@upm.edu.my
  • 6 Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia. jan.slapeta@sydney.edu.au
  • 7 Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. rebecca.traub@unimelb.edu.au
Parasit Vectors, 2015;8:169.
PMID: 25884425 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0781-x

Abstract

Fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides serve as vectors for a number of rickettsial zoonoses, including Rickettsia felis. There are currently no published reports of the presence and distribution of R. felis in India, however, the ubiquitous distribution of its vector Ctenocephalides felis, makes it possible that the pathogen is endemic to the region. This study investigates the occurrence of Rickettsia spp. infection in various subspecies of C. felis infesting dogs from urban areas of Mumbai, Delhi and Rajasthan in India.

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