Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Synopsis
Rickettsia felis as Emergent Global Threat for Humans
Carlos E. Pérez-Osorio*, Jorge E. Zavala-Velázquez*, Juan José Arias León*, and Jorge E. Zavala-Castro*
Table 1
Potential vectors infected with Rickettsia felis reported worldwide, 1992–2007*
| Year | Source of DNA sample | Animal† | Country | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ctenocephalides felis | Opossum | USA | (9) |
| 2002 | C. felis | Cats and dogs | Brazil | (10) |
| 2002 | C. felis | Dogs | Mexico | (11) |
| 2002 | C.felis | Cats and dogs | Spain | (12) |
| 2003 | Haemophysalis flava, H. kitaokai, and Ixodes ovatus | Unknown (flagging) | Japan | (19) |
| 2003 | C. felis | Cats | France | (22) |
| 2003 | C. felis | Cats and dogs | UK | (23) |
| 2004 | C. felis | Dogs | Peru | (24) |
| 2005 | Anomiopsyllus nudata | Wild rodents | USA | (16) |
| 2005 | C. felis | Cats and dogs | New Zealand | (25) |
| 2005 | C. felis | Monkey | Gabon | (26) |
| 2006 | C. felis and C. canis | Dogs | Brazil | (13) |
| 2006 | C. felis and C. canis | Cats and dogs | Uruguay | (14) |
| 2006 | Archaeopsylla erinacei and C. canis | Hedgehog and rodents | Algeria | (15) |
| 2006 | Archaeopsylla erinacei and Ctenophtalmus sp. | Rodents and hedgehog | Portugal | (17) |
| 2006 | Xenopsylla cheopis | Rodents‡ | Indonesia | (18) |
| 2006 | C. felis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and Amblyommma cajennense | Dogs and horse | Brazil | (20) |
| 2006 | Unknown flea | Gerbil | Afghanistan | (27) |
| 2006 | C. felis | Cats and dogs | Australia | (28) |
| 2006 | C. felis | Cats | Israel | (29) |
| 2006 | C. felis | Rodents | Cyprus | (30) |
| 2007 | Mites | Wild rodents | Korea | (21) |
| 2007 | C. felis | Cats | USA | (31) |
| 2007 | C. felis | Cats | Chile | (32) |
*PCR was used to detect R. felis infection with 1 noted exception.
†Animal host of potential vectors.
‡Quantitative PCR.
