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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1374-1377Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv137
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Bartonella spp.; cat; dog; Peru; Fleas
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In the present study, we investigated 238 fleas collected from cats and dogs in three regions of Peru (Ancash, Cajamarca, and Lima) for the presence of Bartonella DNA. Bartonella spp. were detected by amplification of the citrate synthase gene (16.4%) and the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region (20.6%). Bartonella rochalimae was the most common species detected followed by Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella henselae. Our results demonstrate that dogs and cats in Peru are infested with fleas harboring zoonotic Bartonella spp. and these infected fleas could pose a disease risk for humans.
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