| first probable australian cases of human infection with rickettsia felis (cat-flea typhus). | human infection with rickettsia felis has been reported in most parts of the world, and r. felis has recently been confirmed in cat fleas in western australia. the clinical presentations of r. typhi and r. felis are similar, and in the past, the incidence of r. felis infection may have been underestimated. we describe the first reported cases of probable human r. felis infection in australia. two adults and three children in victoria contracted a rickettsial disease after exposure to fleas from ... | 2011 | 21449868 |
| the cat flea (ctenocephalides f. felis) is the dominant flea on domestic dogs and cats in australian veterinary practices. | this study was undertaken to determine the flea diversity on urban dogs and cats in australia in 2009-2010. a total of 2530 fleas were recovered from 291 animals (151 dogs, 69 cats and 71 uncategorised dogs or cats) from veterinary clinics across five states of australia. the majority of specimens were from coastal areas. the cat flea (ctenocephalides felis felis) was the most frequent flea species identified (98.8%, 2500/2530). the only other flea species identified was the stickfast flea (echi ... | 2011 | 21515000 |
| zoonotic bartonella species in fleas and blood from red foxes in australia. | abstract bartonella are arthropod-borne, fastidious, gram-negative, and aerobic bacilli distributed by fleas, lice, sand flies, and, possibly, ticks. the zoonotic bartonella species, bartonella henselae and bartonella clarridgeiae, which are the causes of cat scratch disease and endocarditis in humans, have been reported from cats, cat fleas, and humans in australia. however, to date, there has been no report of b. henselae or b. clarridgeiae in australian wild animals and their ectoparasites. ... | 2011 | 21919728 |