Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Dispatch
Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany
Jeremie Gilles*1
, Frank Thomas Just*, Cornelia Silaghi*, Ingrid Pradel*, Lygia Maria Friche Passos*†, Heidi Lengauer‡, Klaus Hellmann‡, and Kurt Pfister*
, Frank Thomas Just*, Cornelia Silaghi*, Ingrid Pradel*, Lygia Maria Friche Passos*†, Heidi Lengauer‡, Klaus Hellmann‡, and Kurt Pfister*Table 1
Rickettsia felis infection in fleas collected from dogs and cats, Germany, 2007*
| Flea species | No. (%) gltA-positive fleas | |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs | Cats | |
| Ctenocephalides felis | 114 (10) | 152 (14) |
| Archeopsylla erinacei | 26 (26) | 8 (8) |
| Ctenocephalides canis | 4 (0) | – |
| Ceratophyllus gallinae | 2 (1) | 3(1) |
| Pulex irritans | – | 1 (0) |
| Total | 146 (37) | 164 (23) |
*gltA, citrate synthase.
