Zoonotic Bacteria in Fleas Parasitizing Common Voles, Northwestern Spain.
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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 |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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