Rickettsia typhi and R. felis in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), Oahu, Hawaii.

ABSTRACT: Rickettsia typhi (prevalence 1.9%) and R. felis (prevalence 24.8%) DNA were detected in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from mice on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The low prevalence of R. typhi on Oahu suggests that R. felis may be a more common cause of rickettsiosis than R. typhi in Hawaii.

SUBMITTER: Eremeeva ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2609893 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature