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Flea-borne rickettsial diseases
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R.felis has been identified in cats and cat fleas and is now considered to be the cause of flea borne spotted fever (cat flea typhus). Cases of fever, rash and lymphadeopathy have been reported from Europe and the Americas. Diagnosis is based on serology and treatment with doxycycline.
Title: Flea-borne rickettsial diseases
Description:
R.
felis has been identified in cats and cat fleas and is now considered to be the cause of flea borne spotted fever (cat flea typhus).
Cases of fever, rash and lymphadeopathy have been reported from Europe and the Americas.
Diagnosis is based on serology and treatment with doxycycline.
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