Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica
dc.creator | Troyo Rodríguez, Adriana | |
dc.creator | Álvarez, Danilo | |
dc.creator | Taylor Castillo, Mayra Lizeth | |
dc.creator | Abdalla, Gabriela | |
dc.creator | Calderón Arguedas, Ólger | |
dc.creator | Zambrano, María L. | |
dc.creator | Dasch, Gregory A. | |
dc.creator | Lindblade, Kim | |
dc.creator | Hun Opfer, Ruchilia Laya | |
dc.creator | Eremeeva, Marina E. | |
dc.creator | Estévez, Alejandra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T19:45:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T19:45:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-05-15T19:45:17Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Rickettsia felis is an emerging human pathogen associated primarily with the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.In this study, we investigated the presence of Rickettsia felis in C. felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica. Ctenocephalides felis were collected directly from dogs and cats, and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction for Rickettsia-specific fragments of 17-kDa protein, OmpA, and citrate synthase genes. Rickettsia DNA was detected in 64% (55 of 86) and 58% (47 of 81) of flea pools in Guatemala and Costa Rica, respectively. Sequencing of glt A fragments identified R. felis genotype URRWXCal 2 in samples from both countries, and genotype Rf2125 in Costa Rica. This is the first report of R. felis in Guatemala and of genotype Rf2125 in Costa Rica. The extensive presence of this pathogen in countries of Central America stresses the need for increased awareness and diagnosis. | es_ES |
dc.description.procedence | UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET) | es_ES |
dc.description.procedence | UCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Salud::Facultad de Microbiología | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Universidad de Costa Rica/[803-A8-127]/UCR/Costa Rica | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Red para la Investigación y entrenamiento en Enfermedades Tropicales/[9-N-2008]/NeTropica/Costa Rica | es_ES |
dc.identifier.citation | http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0742 | |
dc.identifier.codproyecto | 803-A8-127 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0742 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-9637 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1476-1645 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/74978 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | es_ES |
dc.relation.ispartof | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volumen 86 Número 6 | |
dc.rights | acceso abierto | |
dc.source | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol.86(6), pp.1054-1056 | es_ES |
dc.subject | 636.089 medicina veterinaria | es_ES |
dc.title | Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica | es_ES |
dc.type | artículo original |
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