Acquisition of the Cat Scratch Disease Agent Bartonella henselae by Cat Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 490-495

  Higgins, James A ^a   Radulovic, Suzana ^a   Jaworski, Deborah C ^a   Azad, Abdu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat fleas; Cat scratch disease; Ctenocephalides felis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS CATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; FLEA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLEAS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0030138061     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.490     Document Type: Article

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