Presence of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea from southwestern Europe.

  • 1 January 2002
    • journal article
    • Vol. 8  (1) , 89-91
Abstract
Rickettsia felis, formerly called ELB agent, was identified by using molecular biology techniques in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) from southwestern Spain. For the first time this flea-transmitted rickettsia has been detected within its vector in Eurasia.