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This article is part of the supplement: Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases

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Occurrence of Rickettsia felis in dog and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from Italy

Gioia Capelli*, Fabrizio Montarsi, Elena Porcellato, Giulia Maioli, Carmelo Furnari, Laura Rinaldi, Gaetano Oliva and Domenico Otranto

Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2(Suppl 1):S8 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-2-S1-S8

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Canine and feline vector-borne diseases in Italy: current situation and perspectives

Domenico Otranto, Filipe Dantas-Torres Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:2 (11 January 2010)

Italy presents a large variety of habitats, environments and climate which account for the spreading of many species of arthropod vectors of pathogens to dogs, cats and also humans. Image: Dog with a heavy Rhipicephalus sanguineus infestation