Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R. felis in Indonesia and naturally occurring R. felis in Oriental rat fleas.

Keywords

• Rickettsia felis
• Xenopsylla cheopis
• Indonesia
• flea-borne spotted fever
• murine typhus
• Rickettsia typhi