Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica
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| Авторы: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Дата публикации: | 2012 |
| Описание: | Rickettsia felis is an emerging human pathogen associated primarily with the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.In this study, we investigated the presence of Rickettsia felis in C. felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica. Ctenocephalides felis were collected directly from dogs and cats, and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction for Rickettsia-specific fragments of 17-kDa protein, OmpA, and citrate synthase genes. Rickettsia DNA was detected in 64% (55 of 86) and 58% (47 of 81) of flea pools in Guatemala and Costa Rica, respectively. Sequencing of glt A fragments identified R. felis genotype URRWXCal 2 in samples from both countries, and genotype Rf2125 in Costa Rica. This is the first report of R. felis in Guatemala and of genotype Rf2125 in Costa Rica. The extensive presence of this pathogen in countries of Central America stresses the need for increased awareness and diagnosis. |
| Страна: | Kérwá |
| Институт: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/74978 |
| Online-ссылка: | http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0742 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/74978 https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0742 |
| Ключевое слово: | 636.089 medicina veterinaria |