Table 3.
Pathogens detected in fleas according to their species, developmental stage, sex and host in East and Southeast Asia
| Rickettsia spp. | Bartonella spp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. felis | R. asembonensis | “Ca. R. senegalensis” | ||
| China (n = 17) | 1 | 2 | ||
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (8F, 2M) | 1F | 2F | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (7F) | ||||
| Indonesia (n = 48) | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (4F, 24M) | 7F, 2M | 18F | ||
| C; Xenopsylla cheopis (1M) | 1M | |||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (6F, 1M) | 2F | 2F | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides orientis (9F, 3M) | 1M | 7F, 2M | ||
| Malaysia (n = 7) | ||||
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (4F, 1M) | ||||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (2F) | ||||
| The Philippines (n = 90) | 20 | 9 | 4 | |
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (24F, 9M) | 4F, 3M | 3F, 1M | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (34F, 13M) | 12F, 1M | 1F | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides orientis (9F, 1M) | 8F | |||
| Singapore (n = 2) | 2 | |||
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (1M) | 1M | |||
| C; Ctenocephalides orientis (1F) | 1F | |||
| Taiwan (n = 24) | 8 | 4 | ||
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (10F, 4M) | 3F, 2M | 3F, 1M | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (6F, 3M) | 3F | |||
| D; Ctenocephalides orientis (1F) | ||||
| Thailand (n = 21) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (4F, 1M) | 2F | |||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (7F, 4M) | 1F | 1F | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides orientis (2F, 3M) | 2F, 2M | 1M | 1F, 1M | |
| Vietnam (n = 39) | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| C; Ctenocephalides felis (14F, 5M) | 3F, 1M | 3F | ||
| D; Ctenocephalides felis (8F, 3M) | 2F | |||
| D; Ctenocephalides orientis (7F, 2M) | 4F, 1M | |||
| Total | 48 | 27 | 1 | 41 |
Abbreviations: C, cat; D, dog; F, female; M, male