ArticleEmerging health threats journal2011
Rickettsia felis, an emerging flea-transmitted human pathogen.
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- Unveiling the hidden threats: a review of pathogen diversity and public health risks from bats, rodents, and non-human primates in Zambia (1990-2022).Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of spotted fever Rickettsiae in peripheral blood from suspected Rickettsiosis cases in Sri Lanka.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- County-level surveillance for the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and Rickettsia species in Kentucky.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Pathogenic bacterial species and the microbiome of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) inhabiting flea-infested homes.PloS one · 2026Article
- Acute Rickettsiosis TriggeringPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Bioecology of fleas with a focus on the plague vector Xenopsylla Brasiliensis in Mandritsara district, Northern Madagascar.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- First Report on the Molecular Detection and Characterization ofVeterinary sciences · 2025Article
- DiagnosingFrontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Rickettsiosis Infections in Sarawak: Epidemiological Insights and Public Health Strategies.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Review
- Wild rodent fleas carrying Bartonella and Rickettsia in an area endemic for vector-borne diseases from Argentina.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Prediction of potential drug targets and key inhibitors (ZINC67974679, ZINC67982856, and ZINC05668040) againstFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Dynamics of Infections in Cattle andPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Holobiont Urbanism: sampling urban beehives reveals cities' metagenomes.Environmental microbiome · 2023Article
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- Current Data onMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- Culture Isolate ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Dynamic gene expression in salivary glands of the cat flea during Rickettsia felis infection.Pathogens and disease · 2021Article
- Neglected human Rickettsia felis infection in Taiwan: A retrospective seroepidemiological survey of patients with suspected rickettsioses.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Crystal structure of acetoacetyl-CoA reductase from Rickettsia felis.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
Rickettsia felis was first recognised two decades ago and has now been described as endemic to all continents except Antarctica. The rickettsiosis caused by R. felis is known as flea-borne spotted fever or cat-flea typhus. The large number of arthropod species found to harbour R. felis and that may act as potential vectors support the view that it is a pan-global microbe. The main arthropod reservoir and vector is the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, yet more than 20 other species of fleas, ticks, and mites species have been reported to harbour R. felis. Few bacterial pathogens of humans have been found associated with such a diverse range of invertebrates. With the projected increase in global temperature over the next century, there is concern that changes to the ecology and distribution of R. felis vectors may adversely impact public health.
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