Survey for Rickettsiae Within Fleas of Great Gerbils, Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan

Little is known of the endemicity of flea-borne rickettsiae in Kazakhstan. Thus, a survey for rickettsiae within great gerbil fleas was conducted in Almaty oblast. High prevalence of Rickettsia asembonensis was detected among Xenopsylla gerbilli, demonstrating that flea-borne rickettsiae are endemic...

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Published inVector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 172
Main Authors Sansyzbayev, Yerlan, Nurmakhanov, Talgat, Berdibekov, Almas, Vilkova, Anna, Yeskhodzhayev, Olzhas, St John, Heidi K, Jiang, Ju, Farris, Christina M, Richards, Allen L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2017
Subjects
Animals
Flea Infestations - epidemiology
Flea Infestations - parasitology
Flea Infestations - veterinary
Gerbillinae - parasitology
Kazakhstan
Rickettsia - isolation & purification
Xenopsylla - microbiology
Zoonoses
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia asembonensis
Xenopsylla gerbilli
great gerbil
Kazakhstan
flea-borne rickettsiae
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Summary:Little is known of the endemicity of flea-borne rickettsiae in Kazakhstan. Thus, a survey for rickettsiae within great gerbil fleas was conducted in Almaty oblast. High prevalence of Rickettsia asembonensis was detected among Xenopsylla gerbilli, demonstrating that flea-borne rickettsiae are endemic to southeastern Kazakhstan. Interestingly, no Rickettsia typhi were detected in these same fleas.
ISSN:1557-7759
DOI:10.1089/vbz.2016.2049