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This study investigated the potential for Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to transmit Rickettsia felis infection. Mosquitoes were fed R. felis-infected blood or cellular media in membrane feeding systems. R. felis was detected in mosquitoes for up to 15 days post-infection, and was found in salivary glands, guts, and ovaries by immunofluorescence. R. felis was also detected in mosquito feces for 14 days and in cotton used for feeding. Bites from infected mosquitoes caused transient ricketsemias in mice, demons

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ibrahima1968
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