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. A total of 141 ectoparasites pools of mites, fleas , ticks, and lice were analyzed using conventional PCR and sequencing. Bartonella DNA was detected in 34.8 % of the tested ectoparasite pools, with mites ...
in rodents and their fleas . Therefore, humans may contract Bartonella infection by contact to wild rodents . Ticks seem of minor importance in transmitting Bartonella spp. found in fleas and rodents . However ...
for rodent -associated Bartonella DNA but that variation in Bartonella infection prevalence in fleas among sites was not driven by elevation. Specifically, we detected DNA sequences from two loci (gltA and rpoB ...
and associated ticks and fleas were collected and tested for Anaplasma spp. and Bartonella spp. In addition, heat maps using GIS software were used to determine the density of infection of positive wild‐caught ...
fleas that were related to Bartonella tribocorum, Bartonella rochalimae, and Bartonella elizabethae. However, no evidence of Yersinia pestis or Rickettsia spp. infection was detected in fleas ...
transovarially, allowing the infection to be perpetuated through successive generations of vectors. The desert flea , X. ramesis, is a flea species parasitizing gerbilline rodents in the deserts of the Middle East ...
Bartonellae are bacteria associated with mammals and their ectoparasites . Rodents often host different species of Bartonella . The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Bartonella spp ...
on their global distribution and epidemiology are limited. The aims of the study were to: 1) determine the prevalence of Bartonella infection in rodents and fleas ; 2) identify risk factors for Bartonella infection ...
of 181 small mammals and 154 ectoparasites were obtained in three of the Canary Islands, namely Tenerife, La Palma, and Lanzarote. The overall prevalence of Bartonella DNA in rodents was 18.8%, whereas ...
. Khokhlova , and S. Harrus . 2015 . Bartonella infection in rodents and their flea ectoparasites : an overview . Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis . 15 : 27 – 39 . Google Scholar CrossRef Search ADS PubMed Harms ...
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