First report of <i>Rickettsia felis</i> in mosquitoes, USA
Subarna Barua, Md Monirul Hoque, Patrick Kelly, Anil Poudel, Folasade Adekanmbi, Anwar Kalalah, Yi Yang, Chengming Wang
Abstract
The recently described Rickettsia felis is an emerging human pathogen causing flea-borne spotted fever [1]. Although found in a wide range of arthropods including fleas, ticks, mites, and lice, the...
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VirologyBiologyFelisMedicineCATSInternal medicineVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control