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Rickettsia Typhi and R. Felis in Rat Fleas (Xenopsylla Cheopis), Oahu, Hawaii

Overview
Journal Emerg Infect Dis
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2008 Oct 2
PMID 18826827
Citations 24
Authors
Marina E Eremeeva
Wesley R Warashina
Michele M Sturgeon
Arlene E Buchholz
Gregory K Olmsted
Sarah Y Park
Paul V Effler
Sandor E Karpathy
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Abstract

Rickettsia typhi (prevalence 1.9%) and R. felis (prevalence 24.8%) DNA were detected in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from mice on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The low prevalence of R. typhi on Oahu suggests that R. felis may be a more common cause of rickettsiosis than R. typhi in Hawaii.

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