Rodríguez-Pastor, RuthMougeot, FrançoisVidal, Mª DolorsJado, IsabelGonzalez-Martin-Niño, Rosa MariaEscudero, RaquelLuque-Larena, Juan José2024-01-242024-01-242019-07Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;25(7):1423-1425.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/17361We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted vector-host associations in the prevalence of these bacteria suggest that fleas have distinct roles in the transmission cycle of each pathogen in nature.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Bartonella sppFrancisella tularensisMicrotus arvalisSpainBacteriaEctoparasitesFlea-borne diseasesParasitesRodent-borne diseasesSmall rodentsTransmission routesVectorVector-borne infectionsZoonosesAnimalsArvicolinaeBartonellaFlea InfestationsFrancisella tularensisHumansPrevalenceRodent DiseasesSpainAtribución 4.0 Internacional312119402571423-142510.3201/eid2507.1816461080-6059Emerging infectious diseasesopen access