Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia.
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Abstract
Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R. felis in Indonesia and naturally occurring R. felis in Oriental rat fleas.
Authors
Ju Jiang, Djoko Soeatmadji, Katherine Henry, Sutanti Ratiwayanto, Michael Bangs, Allen Richards