Comparison of Zoonotic Bacterial Agents in Fleas Collected from Small Mammals or Host-Seeking Fleas from a Ugandan Region Where Plague Is Endemic

ABSTRACT Fleas (n = 407) were collected from small mammals trapped inside huts and surroundings of homesteads in five villages within the Arua and Zombo districts of Uganda. The most common flea species were Dinopsyllus lypusus (26%) and Xenopsylla cheopis (50%). Off-host fleas (n = 225) were collec...

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Autores principales: Ying Bai, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Michael Y. Kosoy, Rebecca J. Eisen, Linda A. Atiku, Joseph T. Mpanga, Karen A. Boegler, Russell E. Enscore, Kenneth L. Gage
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bff59fef497c4627828e9374f9a7310f
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