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Pathogen carriage by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché) in the United Kingdom

Shaw, S.E., Kenny, M.J., Tasker, S., Birtles, R.J.·2004·Veterinary Microbiology

DOI 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.06.013

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The carriage of Bartonella, Rickettsia felis and haemoplasma species was investigated in cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) collected from 121 cats and dogs in the United Kingdom. DNA extracted from fleas was analysed using genus and species-specific PCR and amplicons were characterised using DNA sequencing. Fifty percent of flea samples were PCR positive for at least one pathogen. Twenty one percent were positive for R. felis, 17% for Bartonella henselae, 40% for haemoplasma species and 20% were infected with more than one of the pathogen species studied. It is clear from the results in this study that companion cats and dogs are commonly infested with Ct. felis carrying bacterial pathogens of significance to human and animal health. These findings raise the possibility that Ct. felis found on dogs and cats are a potential source of infection with such pathogens for humans.

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Authors: Shaw, S. E., Kenny, M. J., Tasker, S., & Birtles, R. J.
Affiliations: University of Bristol (GB)
University of Liverpool (GB)
Corresponding author: Shaw, S.E.
ORCID: Tasker, S.
Birtles, R.J.
Venue: Veterinary Microbiology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2004-09
Volume: 102
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 183-188
ISSN: 0378-1135 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.06.013
OpenAlex: W1977590128
Cited by: 154
References: 18
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 7.84
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Veterinary Microbiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Bartonella species infections research
Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
Keywords: Ctenocephalides felis, pathogen carriage, Bartonella henselae, Rickettsia felis, hemoplasmas, flea-borne pathogens, companion animals, zoonotic transmission, flea infestation, United Kingdom
MeSH terms: Animals, Bartonella, Bartonella Infections, Cat Diseases, Cats, Disease Reservoirs, DNA, Bacterial, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Siphonaptera, United Kingdom, Humans, Insect Vectors, Mycoplasma, Mycoplasma Infections, Rickettsia Infections, Prevalence, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, Rickettsia felis

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