Zoonotic Bacteria in Fleas Parasitizing Common Voles, Northwestern Spain.

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.

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Pastor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590758 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature