Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from northern territory, Australia

Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from northern territory, Australia

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Abstract The prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dogs from a remote indigenous community in the Northern Territory (NT) was determined using molecular tools.Blood arrethe bush balm samples collected from 130 dogs in the community of Maningrida were subjected to a spotted fever group (SFG)-specific PCR targeting the ompB gene followed by a Rickettsia felis-specific PCR targeting the gltA gene of R.felis.

Rickettsia felis ompB and gltA genes were amplified from the blood of 3 dogs.This study is the first here report of R.felis infection in indigenous community dogs in NT.