| first detection of rickettsia typhi and rickettsia felis in fleas collected from client-owned companion animals in the southern great plains. | flea-borne rickettsiosis occurs worldwide and includes a number of pathogens, namely, rickettsia typhi and rickettsia felis. most studies in the united states have occurred in southern texas and california where flea-borne rickettsiosis is endemic, resulting in a lack of information from other regions of the country. between march and august 2016, 222 fleas were collected from 52 client-owned dogs and cats in two urban areas in oklahoma. fleas were identified using morphological characteristics ... | 2017 | 28399210 |