1944
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1944.s1-24.359
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Probable Role of the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides Felis, in Transmission of Murine Typhus

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“…typhi . These findings align with studies conducted from 1916 through 1948 where an association between flea-borne rickettsial disease with opossums and cat fleas had already been made [ 47 , 48 ]. The previous reports, together with the high seropositivity for R .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…typhi . These findings align with studies conducted from 1916 through 1948 where an association between flea-borne rickettsial disease with opossums and cat fleas had already been made [ 47 , 48 ]. The previous reports, together with the high seropositivity for R .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…The finding of typhus rickettsiae in a pool of fleas collected from the two opossums, and in other pools of fleas collected from nonmurine hosts (13,14) was perhaps fortuitous, as it is possible that the fleas had acquired the infection from rats. At any rate, these findings do not in any way detract from the primary role of commensal rats in the epidemiology of endemic typhus fever.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Irons et al (12,13) report the recovery of endemic typhus rickettsiae from individual pools of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, taken from kittens, opossums, and puppies; and from a pool of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, from a kitten. Mazzotti and Varela (14) tested 24 Mexico City dogs for the Weil-Felix reaction with Proteus OX 19 and reported that 10 sera reacted at a dilution of 1 : 20, 10 at : 40, and 4 at 1: 80.…”
Section: Gray Squirrel Scimentioning
confidence: 99%