Zoonotic bacteria occurrence in fleas parasitizing common voles in Northwest Spain.
- Ruth Rodríguez-Pastor
- Francois Mougeot
- M Dolors Vidal
- Isabel Jado
- Rosa M. González Martín-Niño
- Raques Escudero
- Juan José Luque-Larena
Publication date
July 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Abstract
We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted vector–host associations in the prevalence of these bacteria suggest that fleas have distinct roles in the transmission cycle of each pathogen in nature
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