ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2011
Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae, and B. clarridgeiae in fleas from domestic dogs and cats in Malaysia.
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- Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks and fleas collected from companion dogs and cats in East and Southeast Asia.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America.Parasites & vectors · 2019Review
- Rickettsial seropositivity in the indigenous community and animal farm workers, and vector surveillance in Peninsular Malaysia.Emerging microbes & infections · 2017Article
- Evidence for a specific host-endosymbiont relationship between 'Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125' and Ctenocephalides felis orientis infesting dogs in India.Parasites & vectors · 2015Article
- Bartonella henselae endocarditis in Laos - 'the unsought will go undetected'.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Article
- Rickettsial infections in Southeast Asia: implications for local populace and febrile returned travelers.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Review
- Isolation and molecular identification of Bartonellae from wild rats (Rattus species) in Malaysia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Bartonella henselae in dog and cat fleas in Central Oromia, Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Presumed diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis and cat-scratch disease: Dual infection in a single patient.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
The presence of Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae in 209 fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) obtained from domestic cats and dogs in several locations in Malaysia was investigated in this study. Using a polymerase chain reaction specific for the citrate synthase (gltA) and 17-kD antigenic protein (17kD) genes of rickettsiae, we detected R. felis DNA in 6 (2.9%) fleas. For detection of bartonellae, amplification of the heme-binding protein (pap31) and riboflavin synthase (ribC) genes identified B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae DNA in 24 (11.5%) and 40 (19.1%) fleas, respectively. The DNA of B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae was detected in 10 (4.8%) fleas. Two B. henselae genogroups (Marseille and Houston-1) were detected in this study; genogroup Marseille (genotype Fizz) was found more often in the fleas. The findings in this study suggest fleas as potential vectors of rickettsioses and cat-scratch disease in this country.
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