Rickettsia felis
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Rickettsia felis
| Rickettsia felis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Rickettsiaceae |
| Genus: | Rickettsia |
| Species: | R. felis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al., 2001 emend. La Scola et al., 2002 |
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Rickettsia felis or cat-flea typhus is a species of Rickettsia that causes flea-borne spotted fever in cats.[1] The bacteria can also infect humans and cause illness. Fleas are the vector carriers of the bacteria and it has been found in cat flea populations of North and South America, Southern Europe, Thailand and Australia. The host is usually infected by flea feces coming into contact with scratched or broken skin.[2]
Australia
Human cases of rickettsia felis were diagnosed in Australia in 2009, these were the first reported human infections in Australia.[3] The infected individuals were family members who had been exposed to flea bites from infested kittens. In this cluster an otherwise healthy nine year old girl was admitted to hospital with fever and a rash. This later worsened three days later when her lungs filled with fluid and she was admitted to intensive care.[4]
References
- ^ Didier Raoult; Philippe Parola (2007). Rickettsial diseases. CRC Press. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-8493-7611-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=BSGuWFv_qf0C&pg=PA87. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Abdu F. Azad and Charles B. Beard. Rickettsial Pathogens and their Arthropod Vectors. Vol. 4, No. 2, April–June 1998.
- ^ Molly Williams, Leonard Izzard, Stephen R Graves, John Stenos and Julian J Kelly. First probable Australian cases of human infection with Rickettsia felis (cat-flea typhus). MJA 2011; 194 (1): 41-43.http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/194_01_030111/wil10168_fm.html
- ^ The Age. January 6, 2011. Julia Medew. theage.com.au http://www.theage.com.au/national/deadly-catflea-disease-hits-australia-20110105-19g8p.html
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