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Pathogen carriage by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché) in the United Kingdom
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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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“To our knowledge, this is the first report of M haemofelis DNA detected in flea digests from a naturally exposed cat; DNA of the organism was not detected in fleas from cats in a similar study in the United Kingdom (Shaw et al 2004).”
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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.
- Venue
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 183-188
- ISSN
- 0378-1135 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1977590128
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- 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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