Many infectious diseases have emerged or reemerged in Africa in the 21st century. Some of
them are associated with newly discovered microorganisms such as Rickettsia felis and …

The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) is the most important ectoparasite of
domestic cats and dogs worldwide. It has been two decades since the last comprehensive …

Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

Rickettsia felis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is being increasingly recognized as
an etiological agent of human rickettsial disease globally. The agent is transmitted through …

Background Ticks and fleas are considered amongst the most important arthropod vectors of
medical and veterinary concern due to their ability to transmit pathogens to a range of …

Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) pose a major threat to human health in Europe and the whole
northern hemisphere. Despite a high prevalence of TBPs in Ixodes ricinus ticks, knowledge …

Rickettsia felis is an emerging pathogen of the transitional group of Rickettsia species and
an important cause of febrile illness in Africa. Since the organism's original discovery in the …

Vector‐borne diseases are responsible for significant health problems in humans, as well as
in companion and farm animals. Killing the vectors with ectoparasitic drugs before they have …

Wolbachiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect arthropods and certain nematodes.
Usually maternally inherited, they may provision nutrients to (mutualism) or alter sexual …

Background The availability of molecular techniques has significantly increased our
understanding of bacteria of the order Rickettsiales, allowing the identification of distinct …