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National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 26(112), p. 8088-8093, 2015

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413835112

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Transmission potential of Rickettsia felis infection by Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

Journal article published in 2015 by Constentin Dieme, Yassina Bechah, Cristina Socolovschi, Gilles Audoly ORCID, Jean-Michel Berenger ORCID, Ousmane Faye, Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola
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Abstract

Significance Rickettsia felis is a ubiquitous, recently described human pathogen that has been identified as an important cause of unexplained fever in patients in sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemiology of R. felis infection, including its potential arthropod vectors, is poorly understood, however. The results of our experimental model of infection suggest that Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the primary malarial vectors in sub-Saharan Africa, have the potential to be vectors of R. felis infection.