Publications
| Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from Northern Territory, Australia. | The prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dogs from a remote indigenous community in the Northern Territory (NT) was determined using molecular tools. Blood samples collected from 130 dogs in the community of Maningrida were subjected to a spotted fever group (SFG)-specific PCR targeting the ompB gene followed by a Rickettsia felis-specific PCR targeting the gltA gene of R. felis. Rickettsia felis ompB and gltA genes were amplified from the blood of 3 dogs. This study is the ... | 2011 | 21989454 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors for rickettsia felis exposure in dogs from southeast queensland and the northern territory, australia. | the recent detection of rickettsia felis dna in dogs in australia suggests that dogs are potential mammalian reservoir hosts for this emerging rickettsia. to date, there is no published report addressing the seroprevalence of r. felis in dogs in australia. | 2013 | 23731951 |