Molecular detection of Rickettsia in ectoparasites (Siphonaptera and Phthiraptera) of domestic and feral pigs from Argentina

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 120; no. 10; pp. 3611 - 3618
• Main Authors: Ruiz, M., Acosta, D. B., Baricalla, A., Sánchez, J. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Anoplura - genetics; Argentina; Arthropoda; Arthropods; Arthropods and Medical Entomology - Short Communication; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cats; Ectoparasites; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Fever; Fleas; Immunology; Lice; Medical Microbiology; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Microbiology; OmpB protein; Rickettsia; Rickettsia - genetics; Rickettsiosis; Serology; Siphonaptera; Sus scrofa; Swine; Argentina; Vector-borne rickettsiosis; Haematopinus suis; Pulex irritans; Rickettsia; Sus scrofa

Rickettsioses are distributed among a variety of hematophagous arthropods, and represent an emergent threat. The presence of rickettsial bacteria in ectoparasites collected from pigs from Argentina is still unknown. This study investigated the presence and identity of Rickettsia spp. in fleas, Pulex...