Siphonaptera in rodents in the plague focus in Chapada do Araripe, Pernambuco, Brazil: 2000-2008

Authors

  • Geane Maria de Oliveira
  • Celso Tavares
  • Leucio Camara Alves
  • Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v38i3.7840

Keywords:

Siphonaptera Fleas, Plague, Yersinia pestis.

Abstract

The occurrence of Siphonaptera, insects commonly known as fleas, in rodents trapped
in the plague focus in Chapada do Araripe, Pernambuco State, Brazil was analyzed
aiming to subsidize the activities of the plague program control. In the period of
2002-2008, 1,719 specimens of fleas from rodents from nine municipalities in the
plague area were collected. Four species, Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi jordani,
Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus, Xenopsylla cheopis and Ctenocephalides felis felis
were collected from Necromys lasiurus (formely Bolomys lasiurus), Cerradomys
spp (formely Oryzomys subflavus), Thrichomys apereoides, Galea spixii, Rattus
rattus, Mus musculus. P. (P.) bohlsi jordani, was found in all species except M.
musculus; P. (P.) tripus in N. lasiurus, T. apereoides and R. rattus; X. cheopis in R.
rattus and M. musculus and C. felis felis in R. rattus. Yersinia pestis was not isolated
from fleas examined bacteriologically by culture and / or molecular techniques.
The presence of competent vectors and natural reservoirs demonstrates the bacteria transmission potential and therefore the need for maintaining and improving the
plague surveillance program in the foci, besides structuring a research program in
order to develop systematic studies on fleas and rodents.

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Published

2009-10-19

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, G. M. de; TAVARES, C.; ALVES, L. C.; DE ALMEIDA, A. M. P. Siphonaptera in rodents in the plague focus in Chapada do Araripe, Pernambuco, Brazil: 2000-2008. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 38, n. 3, p. 213–219, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v38i3.7840. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/7840. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2009)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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