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Fleas as parasites of the family Canidae
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Historically, flea-borne diseases are among the most important medical diseases of humans. Plague and murine typhus are known for centuries while the last years brought some new flea-transmitted pathogens, like R. felis and Bartonella henselae. Dogs may play an essential or an accidental role in the natural transmission cycle of flea-borne pathogens. They support the growth of some of the pathogens or they serve as transport vehicles for infected fleas between their natural reservoirs and humans. More than 15 different flea species have been described in domestic dogs thus far. Several other species have been found to be associated with wild canids. Fleas found on dogs originate from rodents, birds, insectivores and from other Carnivora. Dogs therefore may serve as ideal bridging hosts for the introduction of flea-borne diseases from nature to home. In addition to their role as ectoparasites they cause nuisance for humans and animals and may be the cause for severe allergic reactions.
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“These fleas have a low degree of species-specificity, being able to infest companion animals, humans and wildlife.”
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“Canine and feline pulicosis is characterized by high infection rates everywhere [7,9,11-14], thus treatment and prevention are a priority in veterinary medicine.”
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“Also the dog flea Ctenocephalides canis (Figure 2) and the human flea Pulex irritans (Figure 3) are globally distributed, although with lower rates [9,10].”
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“The most widespread is the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Figure 1), which is highly prevalent in both dogs and cats in all corners of the world.”
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“Cats are a potential source of plague, while dogs appear to be less susceptible to Y. pestis[9,21].”
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“The plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis circulates in rodent populations mainly through bites of the “oriental rat flea” Xenopsilla cheopis, which may also feed on pets and human beings.”
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“Animals and humans become infected by accidentally ingesting residues or whole fleas containing the infectious cysticercoid.”
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“This zoonotic cestode is the most prevalent in dogs and cats and is often associated with pulicosis in pets, stray animals, kenneled dogs and cats in colonies.”
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“Fleas are ectothermic arthropods susceptible to fluctuations of temperatures, especially because immature stages live outside the host.”
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“Fleas of pets are competent intermediate hosts of the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum.”
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“The speed of juvenile flea development depends on the environment, in that higher temperatures may increase the number of generations and colder temperatures and higher humidity has an effect on the longevity of fleas in the absence of available hosts [9].”
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“Indeed, D. caninum may cause disease especially in children with low hygiene standards [9,15].”
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- Authors
- Dobler, G., & Pfeffer, M.
- Affiliations
- Institut für Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Dobler, Gerhard
- Venue
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2011-07-18
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 139-139
- ISSN
- 1756-3305 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3160944
- OpenAlex
- W1990750506
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 105
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- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Parasites & Vectors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Bartonella species infections research
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Keywords
- fleas, Canidae, flea-borne diseases, dogs, wild canids, plague, murine typhus, Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae, zoonotic transmission, allergic reactions, ectoparasites
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Siphonaptera, Insect Vectors, Canidae
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