"Rickettsia felis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of gram-negative bacteria transmitted by the flea Ctenocephalides felis, and known to infect CATS, oppossums, and humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D041161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.647.650.650.362 B03.660.050.765.650.650.320
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rickettsia felis" by people in Profiles.
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Parallel Decline of Malaria and Rickettsia felis Infections in Senegal. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 08; 99(2):360-361.
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Rickettsial seropositivity in the indigenous community and animal farm workers, and vector surveillance in Peninsular Malaysia. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017 Apr 12; 6(4):e18.
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First molecular detection of Rickettsia felis in fleas from Algeria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Apr; 74(4):532-5.