Experimental Infection of Domestic Cats with Bartonella henselae by Inoculation of Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) Feces

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 625-628

  Foil, Lane ^a   Andress, Earl ^a   Freeland, Rebecca L ^b   Roy, Alma F ^b   Rutledge, Roxanne ^a   Triche, Patricia C ^b   O'Reilly, Kathy L ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Ctenocephalides felis; Flea feces

Indexed keywords

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS CATUS; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; FLEA; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; FECES; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS;

EID: 0032161593     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.5.625     Document Type: Article

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