Volume 14, Number 4—April 2008
Letter
Rickettsia felis in Fleas, France
Jeremie Gilles*1
, Frank Thomas Just*, Cornelia Silaghi*, Ingrid Pradel*, Heidi Lengauer†, Klaus Hellmann†, and Kurt Pfister*
, Frank Thomas Just*, Cornelia Silaghi*, Ingrid Pradel*, Heidi Lengauer†, Klaus Hellmann†, and Kurt Pfister*Table
Prevalence of Rickettsia felis in fleas from dogs and cats, France*
| Locality | Animal | No. animals | No. fleas | Flea species | No. (%) gltA+ ompA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | Dog | 6 | 20 | Ctenocephalis felis,† C. canis,† Pulex irritans | 6 (30) |
| Bordeaux | Dog | 14 | 67 | C. felis,† C. canis, P. irritans | 8 (12) |
| Cat | 11 | 38 | C. felis† | 14 (37) | |
| Cosnes-Cours sur Loire | Dog | 15 | 44 | C. felis,† C. canis | 7 (16) |
| Cat | 17 | 50 | C. felis† | 3 (6) | |
| Dijon | Dog | 6 | 18 | C. felis,† C. canis | 1 (17) |
| Cat | 1 | 3 | C. felis† | 1 (33) | |
| Limoges | Dog | 15 | 45 | C. felis† | 7 (16) |
| Cat | 21 | 61 | C. felis,† Archaeopsylla erinacei† | 11 (18) | |
| Moulins | Dog | 12 | 36 | C. felis,† C. canis | 5 (14) |
| Cat | 22 | 65 | C. felis,† Spilopsyllus cuniculi | 2 (3) | |
| Toulouse | Dog | 14 | 42 | C. felis,† C. canis† | 18 (43) |
| Cat | 19 | 61 | C. felis† | 13 (21) |
*gltA, citrate synthase A; ompA, outer membrane protein A.
†Species positive for gltA and ompA.
