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survey for rickettsiae within fleas of great gerbils, almaty oblast, kazakhstan.

little is known of the endemicity of flea-borne rickettsiae in kazakhstan. thus, a survey for rickettsiae within great gerbil fleas was conducted in almaty oblast. high prevalence of rickettsia asembonensis was detected among xenopsylla gerbilli, demonstrating that flea-borne rickettsiae are endemic to southeastern kazakhstan. interestingly, no rickettsia typhi were detected in these same fleas.