Infection and seroconversion of cats exposed to cat fleas (Ctenocephalidesfelis Bouche) infected with Rickettsia felis

Authors
Wedincamp, J Foil, LD
Citation
J. Wedincamp et Ld. Foil, Infection and seroconversion of cats exposed to cat fleas (Ctenocephalidesfelis Bouche) infected with Rickettsia felis, J VECT ECOL, 25(1), 2000, pp. 123-126
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY
ISSN journal
10811710 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
123 - 126
Database
ISI
SICI code
1081-1710(200006)25:1<123:IASOCE>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Cats with no prior exposure to cat fleas were exposed to fleas infected wit h Rickettsia felis and monitored monthly for seroconversion via an indirect florescent assay (IFA). Each of 12 cats continually infested with fleas, s eroconverted by four months post-exposure. Three of six cats fed on by 50 f leas for 15 minutes once per week also seroconverted by month four. Rickett sia felis DNA was detected by PCR in the blood of five of the 16 cats.