The human flea Pulex irritans (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in northwestern Argentina, with an investigation of Bartonella and Rickettsia spp. = La pulga humana Pulex irritans (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) en el noroeste argentino, una investigación de Bartonella y Rickettsia spp.

Pulex irritans is the only cosmopolitan flea species and the most studied one within the genus Pulex. It has importance in public health since it commonly parasitizes humans causing dermatitis, and it has been also implicated in the transmission of bacterial pathogens. Pulex irritans has been confus...

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Main Authors: Lareschi, Marcela, Venzal, José Manuel, Nava, Santiago, Mangold, Atilio Jose, Portillo, Aránzazu, Palomar-Urbina, Ana María, Oteo-Revuelta, José Antonio
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2704
http://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2392/1671
http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.2.2392

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