Molecular detection and characterization of Rickettsia felis, R. asembonensis, and Yersinia pestis from peri-domestic fleas in Uganda

Molecular detection and characterization of Rickettsia felis, R. asembonensis, and Yersinia pestis from peri-domestic fleas in Uganda

Background: Fleas transmit a variety of zoonotic agents whose epidemiology and public health risk remains poorly understood in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda particularly outside plague-endemic areas. Common flea-borne zoonotic agents include Rickettsia felis and Yersinia pestis..Objectives: T...

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Main Authors: Wilfred Eneku, Bernard Erima, Anatoli Byaruhanga Maranda, Nora Cleary Gillian, Gladys Atim, Titus Tugume, Qouilazoni Ukuli Aquino, Hannah Kibuuka, Edison Mworozi, Christina Douglas, Jeffrey Koehler William, Michael von Fricken Emery, Robert Tweyongyere, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Denis Byarugaba Karuhize
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
Subjects:
Siphonaptera
entomology
zoonoses
Rickettsia
Uganda
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20008686.2025.2473159
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