文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, Jilei ¹ ; Lu, Guangwu ¹ ; Kelly, Patrick ² ; Zhang, Zhenwen ³ ; Wei, Lanjing ¹ ; Yu, Duonan ⁴ ; Kayizha, Shayil ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Yangzhou Univ, Coll Vet Med, Jiangsu Coinnovat Ctr Prevent & Control Important, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

2.Ross Univ, Sch Vet Med, Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevi

3.Subei Peoples Hosp, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

4.Yangzhou Univ, Sch Med, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

5.Xinjiang Acad Anim Sci, Inst Vet Sci, Urumqi 830000, Peoples R China

关键词： Rickettsia felis;China;Serology;PCR

期刊名称：BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES （ 影响因子：3.09； 五年影响因子：3.401 ）

ISSN： 1471-2334

年卷期： 2014 年 14 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: Rickettsia felis is a recently described flea-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia that is an emerging human pathogen. Although there is information on the organism from around the world, there is no information on the organism in China. Methods: We used a commercial ELISA to detect antibodies reactive against R. felis in blood samples and developed a PCR to detect the gltA of the organism in blood samples and external parasites. Results: We found reactive antibodies in people (16%;28/180), dogs (47%; 128/271) and cats (21%; 19/90) and positive PCRs with DNA from people (0.1%; 1/822), dogs (0.8%; 8/1,059), mice (10%; 1/10), ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus; 10%; 15/146), lice (Linognathus setosus; 16%; 6/37), fleas (Ctenocephalides felis felis; 95%; 57/60) and mosquitoes (Anopheles sinensis, Culex pipiens pallens; 6%; 25/428), but not from cats (0/135) or canine fecal swabs (0/43). Conclusions: This is the first report of R. felis in China where there is serological and/or PCR evidence of the organism in previously reported [people, dogs, cats, ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), fleas (Ctenocephalides felis felis) andmosquitoes (Anopheles sinensis, Culex pipiens pallens)] and novel species [mice and lice (Linognathus setosus)].