Bartonella clarridgeiae, B. henselae and Rickettsia felis in fleas from Morocco

REFERENCES

• Anderson BE, Neuman MA. (1997). Bartonella spp. as emerging human pathogens. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 10, 203–219.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Angelakis E, Billeter SA, Breitschwerdt EB, Chomel BB, Raoult D. (2010). Potential for tick-borne bartonelloses. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, 385–391.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Azad AF, Radulovic S, Higgins JA, Noden BH, Troyer JM. (1997). Flea-borne rickettsioses: ecologic considerations. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 3, 319–327.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beaucournu JC, Launay H. (1990). Les Puces de France et du Bassin Méditerranéen Occidental. Faune de France, Vol. 76, Paris: FFSSN.
   Google Scholar
• Berrelha J, Briolant S, Muller F, Rolain JM, Marie JL, Pagés F, Raoult D, Parola P. (2009). Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia massiliae in Ivory Coast, Africa. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15, 251–252.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bitam I, Baziz B, Rolain JM, Belkaid M, Raoult D. (2006a). Zoonotic focus of plague, Algeria. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12, 1975–1977.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bitam I, Dittmar K, Parola P, Whiting M, Raoult D. (2010). Fleas and flea-borne diseases. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 14, e667–e676.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bitam I, Parola P, De La Cruz KD, Matsumoto K, Baziz B, Rolain JM. (2006b). First molecular detection of Rickettsia felis in fleas from Algeria. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 74, 532–535.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blanc G, Pouponneau A, Baltazard M, Carbou A. (1936). Existence du Typhus murin chez l’homme au Maroc: première observation faite à Casablanca. Maroc Médical, 165.
   Google Scholar
• Bouchouicha R, Durand B, Monteil M, Chomel BB, Berrich M, Arvand M, Birtles RJ, Breitschwerdt EB, Koehler JE, Maggi R, Maruyama S, Kasten R, Petit E, Boulouis HJ, Haddad N. (2009). Molecular epidemiology of feline and human Bartonella henselae isolates. Emerging Infectious diseases, 15, 813–816.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boudebouch N, Sarih M, Socolovschi C, Amarouch H, Hassar M, Raoult D, Parola P. (2009a). Molecular survey for spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Morocco. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15, 259–260.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boudebouch N, Sarih M, Socolovschi C, Fatihi T, Chakib A, Amarouch H, Hassar M, Rolain JM, Parola P, Raoult D. (2009b). Spotted fever group rickettsioses documented in Morocco. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15, 257–258.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Breitschwerdt EB, Kordick DL. (2000). Bartonella infections in animals: carriership, reservoir potential, pathogenicity, and zoonotic potential for human infection. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 13, 428–438.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chomel BB, Boulouis HJ, Breitschwerdt EB, Kasten RW, Vayssier-Taussat M, Birtles RJ, Koehler JE, Dehio C. (2009). Ecological fitness and strategies of adaptation of Bartonella species to their hosts and vectors. Veterinary Research, 40, 29.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chomel BB, Kasten RW. (2010). Bartonellosis, an increasingly recognized zoonosis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 109, 743–750.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kaabia N, Rolain JM, Khalifa M, Ben Jazia E, Bahri F, Raoult D, Letaïef A. (2006). Serologic study of rickettsioses among acute febrile patients in central Tunisia. Annal New York Academy of Science, 1078, 176–179.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Parola P, Sanogo YO, Lerdthusnee K, Zeaiter Z, Chauvancy G, Gonzalez JP, Miller RS, Telford SR, Wongsrichanalai C, Raoult D. (2003). Identification of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. in fleas from the Thai-Myanmar border. Annal New York Academy of Science, 990, 173–181.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pérez-Osorio CE, Zavala-Velázquez JE, Arias León JJ, Zavala-Castro JE. (2008). Rickettsia felis as emergent global threat for humans. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, 1019–1023.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reif KE, Macaluso KR. (2009). Ecology of Rickettsia felis: a review. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46, 723–736.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rolain JM, Franc M, Davoust B, Raoult D. (2003). Molecular detection of Bartonella quintana, B. koehlerae, B. henselae, B. clarridgeiae, Rickettsia felis, and Wolbachia pipientis in cat fleas, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 9, 338–342.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sackal C, Laudisoit A, Kosoy M, Massung R, Eremeeva ME, Karpathy SE, Van WK, Gabitzsch E, Zeidner NS. (2008). Bartonella spp. And Rickettsia felis in fleas, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, 1972–1974.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sarih M, Socolovschi C, Boudebouch N, Hassar M, Raoult D, Parola P. (2008). Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks, Morocco. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, 1067–1073.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Socolovschi C, Mediannikov O, Sokhna C, Tall A, Diatta G, Bassene H, Trape J.-F, Raoult D. (2010). Rickettsia felis-associated uneruptive fever, Senegal. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, 1140–1142.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Varagnol M, Parola P, Jouan R, Beaucournu J.-C, Rolain JM, Raoult D. (2009). First detection of Rickettsia felis and Bartonella clarridgeiae in fleas from Laos. Clinical Microbioly and Infection, 15, 334–335.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Williams M, Izzard L, Graves SR, Stenos J, Kelly JJ. (2011). First probable Australian cases of human infection with Rickettsia felis (cat-flea typhus). Medical Journal of Australia, 194, 41–43.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Znazen A, Rolain JM, Hammami A, Jemaa MB, Raoult D. (2006). Rickettsia felis infection, Tunisia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12, 138–140.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar