Table 2. Distribution of Rickettsia felis in fleas collected from dogs and cats, Germany, 2007*.
| Location | Animal | No. animals | No. fleas | Flea species | No. (%) gltA+ | No. animals with/without infected fleas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Dog | 8 | 24 | 20 Ctenocephalides felis,† 4 Archeopsylla erinacei† | 6 (25) | 0/8 |
|
|
Cat |
6 |
18 |
17 C. felis,† 1 A.erinacei† |
4 (22) |
2/6 |
| Brandenburg | Dog | 4 | 12 | 12 C. felis | 0 | 0/4 |
|
|
Cat |
1 |
3 |
C. felis
|
0 |
0/1 |
| Bremmen | Dog | 1 | 2 | 2 C. felis | 0 | 0/1 |
|
|
Cat |
7 |
21 |
C. felis
|
0 |
0/7 |
| Chemnitz | Dog | 10 | 30 | 21 C. felis, 9 A.erinacei† | 9 (30) | 3/10 |
|
|
Cat |
8 |
24 |
C. felis
|
0 |
0/8 |
| Freising | Dog | – | – | – | – | – |
|
|
Cat |
7 |
21 |
20 C. felis,† 1 A.erinacei† |
1 (5) |
2/7 |
| Leipzig | Dog | – | – | – | – | – |
|
|
Cat |
2 |
6 |
C. felis
|
0 |
0/2 |
| Munich | Dog | 7 | 21 | 10 C. felis, 10 A.erinacei,† 1 Ctenocephalides canis | 10 (50) | 4/7 |
|
|
Cat |
8 |
27 |
21 C. felis, 6 A. erinacei† |
8 (30) |
3/8 |
| Münster | Dog | 3 | 9 | 6 C. felis,† 3 A.erinacei† | 5 (56) | 3/3 |
|
|
Cat |
1 |
3 |
C. felis†
|
3 (100) |
1/1 |
| Osnabrück | Dog | 6 | 18 | 18 C. felis | 0 | 0/6 |
|
|
Cat |
8 |
23 |
22 C. felis, 1 Pulex irritans |
0 |
0/8 |
| Rostock/Laage | Dog | 5 | 15 | 12 C. felis, 3 C. canis | 0 | 0/15 |
|
|
Cat |
1 |
3 |
C. felis
|
0 |
0/1 |
| Schongau | Dog | 5 | 15 | 12 C. felis,† 2 Ceratophyllus gallinae† | 7 (47) | 3/5 |
| Cat | 5 | 15 | 13 C. felis,† 3 C. gallinae† | 7 (47) | 3/5 |
*gltA, citrate synthase. †Flea species positive for gltA.