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Human Rickettsia felis infection, Canary Islands, Spain.

ABSTRACT: We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction.

SUBMITTER: Perez-Arellano JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3367641 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction. ...[more]

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