Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survey for Rickettsiae Within Fleas of Great Gerbils, Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan.
- Journal:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Sansyzbayev, Yerlan et al.
- Affiliation:
- 1 Kazakh Scientific Center for Quarantine and Zoonotic Disease
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Little is known of the endemicity of flea-borne rickettsiae in Kazakhstan. Thus, a survey for rickettsiae within great gerbil fleas was conducted in Almaty oblast. High prevalence of Rickettsia asembonensis was detected among Xenopsylla gerbilli, demonstrating that flea-borne rickettsiae are endemic to southeastern Kazakhstan. Interestingly, no Rickettsia typhi were detected in these same fleas.
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