Volume 14, Number 12—December 2008
Letter
Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Democratic Republic of Congo
Cherilyn Sackal, Anne Laudisoit, Michael Y. Kosoy, Robert Massung, Marina E. Eremeeva, Sandor E. Karpathy, Kristen Van Wyk, Elizabeth Gabitzsch, and Nordin S. Zeidner
Table
Detection of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. DNA in fleas collected in the Democratic Republic of Congo*
| Village | Flea species† | Identification no. | Bartonella spp.‡ | Rickettsia spp.‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kpandruma | Pulex irritans | 42d | B. clarridgeiae | |
| P. irritans | 44e | B. vinsonii | ||
| P. irritans | 46 | B. vinsonii | ||
| P. irritans | 48a | B. vinsonii | ||
| P. irritans | 48b | B. vinsonii | R. felis | |
| P. irritans | 48e | Unique | ||
| P. irritans | 49a | Unique | ||
| P. irritans | 51b | B. clarridgeiae | ||
| P. irritans | 41a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 42b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 43b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 44a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 94a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 94b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 94d | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 94e | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 94g | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 98 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 100a, 100b, 100d | R. felis | ||
| Xenopsylla brasiliensis | 102 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 113a, 113b | R. felis | ||
| Tunga penetrans | 114 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans |
123b |
R. felis |
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| Djalusene | P. irritans | 22 | B. vinsonii | |
| T. penetrans | 29 | Identical to EU549693 | ||
| P. irritans | 61b | B. clarridgeiae | ||
| P. irritans | 69f | Candidatus B. rochalimae | ||
| Ctenocephalides felis strongylus | 78 | B. clarridgeiae | R. felis | |
| P. irritans | 84b | Candidatus B. rochalimae | ||
| T. penetrans | 85 | Candidatus B. rochalimae | R. felis | |
| P. irritans | 86a | Candidatus B. rochalimae | R. felis | |
| P. irritans | 86b-86d | Candidatus B. rochalimae | ||
| T. penetrans | 33a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 34d | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus/P.irritans | 67 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 69d-69e | R. felis | ||
| T. penetrans/Echidnophaga gallinacea | 73 | R. felis | ||
| E. gallinacea | 75c | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 80a-80b | R. felis | ||
| T. penetrans | 83 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans |
86c |
R. felis |
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| Wanyele | P. irritans | 52 | B. vinsonii | R. felis |
| C. felis strongylus | 63a | Candidatus B. rochalimae | R. felis | |
| E. gallinacea | 56 | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus | 63b | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus | 88a,c,e | R. felis | ||
| T. penetrans | 103 | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus | 105a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 106a | R. felis | ||
| T. penetrans | 107 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 106c | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 109 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 110 | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus |
111a |
R. felis |
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| Zaa | P. irritans | 15 | B. vinsonii | |
| P. irritans | 18 | Candidatus B. rochalimae | ||
| P. irritans | 95b | Candidatus B. rochalimae | ||
| P. irritans | 95c | Candidatus B. rochalimae | R. felis | |
| C. felis strongylus | 66 | B. clarridgeiae | ||
| P. irritans | 6c, 6f | R. felis | ||
| E. gallinacea | 12b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 17 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 20a-20c | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 24 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 39b | R. felis | ||
| C. felis strongylus/P. irritans | 64a | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 64b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 93b-93d | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 95g,h,l,m | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 115b | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 117 | R. felis | ||
| P. irritans | 119 | R. felis |
*Boldface represents dual infection.
†Identified using standard taxonomic keys.
‡Detected by PCR as described in the methods.
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