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  • Title: Rickettsia felis and Bartonella henselae in fleas from Lebanon.
    Author: Mba PA, Marié JL, Rolain JM, Davoust B, Beaucournu JC, Raoult D, Parola P.
    Journal: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis; 2011 Jul; 11(7):991-2. PubMed ID: 21284512.
    Abstract:
    A total of 155 fleas collected in 2009 in Lebanon from 16 cats (104 Ctenocephalides felis specimens, 1 C. canis specimen) and 2 dogs (50 C. canis specimens) were tested for the presence of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. using molecular methods, including real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), regular PCR, and sequencing of amplified PCR products. Rickettsia felis, the agent of the emerging flea-borne spotted fever in humans, was identified in 17 (16%) C. felis cat fleas. Bartonella henselae, an agent of cat scratch disease, was identified in three (2.9%) C. felis. Our results emphasize the potential risk of these emerging flea-borne infections in Lebanon.
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