Molecular Evidence Supports the Role of Dogs as Potential Reservoirs for Rickettsia felis

被引：52

作者：

Hii, Sze Fui ^{[1
]}

Kopp, Steven R. ^{[1
]}

Abdad, Mohammad Y. ^{[2
]}

Thompson, Mary F. ^{[1
]}

O'Leary, Caroline A. ^{[1
]}

Rees, Robert L. ^{[3
]}

Traub, Rebecca J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Vet Sci, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia

[2] Australian Rickettsial Reference Lab, Geelong, Vic, Australia

[3] Bayer Anim Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

来源：

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES | 2011年 / 11卷 / 08期

关键词：

Dogs; Ctenocephalides felis; Flea; borne spotted fever; Rickettsia felis; SPOTTED-FEVER; CAT FLEAS; BARTONELLA-CLARRIDGEIAE; SPECIES DNA; PREVALENCE; INFECTION; BLOOD; IDENTIFICATION; TRANSMISSION; ANTIBODIES;

D O I：

10.1089/vbz.2010.0270

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Rickettsia felis causes flea-borne spotted fever in humans worldwide. The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, serves as vector and reservoir host for this disease agent. To determine the role of dogs as potential reservoir hosts for spotted fever group rickettsiae, we screened blood from 100 pound dogs in Southeast Queensland by using a highly sensitive genus-specific PCR. Nine of the pound dogs were positive for rickettsial DNA and subsequent molecular sequencing confirmed amplification of R. felis. A high prevalence of R. felis in dogs in our study suggests that dogs may act as an important reservoir host for R. felis and as a potential source of human rickettsial infection.

引用

页码：1007 / 1012

页数：6

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