Leptopsylla segnis
Common name (English)
House mouse flea
Global distribution
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Cryptogenic:
Impacts
Carrier of Rickettsia typhi, the causative agent of murine typhus. "The geographic distribution of fleas coincided with the geographic distribution of the pathogen they can harbor, which emphasizes the potential risk of flea-transmitted infections in Cyprus" (Christou et al. 2010).
References
Christou C, Psaroulaki A, Antoniou M, Toumazos P, Ioannou I, Mazeris A, Chochlakis D, Tselentis Y (2010) Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis and Leptopsylla segnis Parasitizing rats in Cyprus. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83(6): 1301–1304. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0118