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Table 3 Detection of Bartonella spp. in fleas collected from dogs from different countries (A. Archaeopsylla; C.: Ctenocephalides; Ce.: Ceratopsyllus)

From: Fleas as parasites of the family Canidae

Country

Dogs tested

Flea species tested for Bartonella

No of fleas tested

No of fleas positive for Bartonella (B.) species:

Literature

France

84

C. felis, C. canis, P. irritans

317

B. henselae 2

B. clarridgeiae 12

[53]

Germany

49

C. felis

114

B. henselae 0

B. clarridgeiae 0

[53]

  

C. canis

4

B. henselae 0

B. clarridgeiae 0

 
  

A. erinacei

26

B. henselae 0

B. clarridgeiae 0

 
  

Ce. gallinae

2

B. henselae 0

B. clarridgeiae 0

 

Laos

3

C. felis

23

B. clarridgeiae 1

[39]

Lebanon

2

C. canis

50

B. henselae 0

B. clarridgeiae 0

[37]

New Caledonia

8

C. felis

20

B. clarridgeiae 1

[38]

United Kingdom

31

C. felis

280

B. henselae 0

[16]