The Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), also known as the tropical rat flea or the rat flea, is a parasite of rodents, primarily of the genus Rattus, and is a primary vector for bubonic plague …

A rat flea is a parasite of rats. There are at least four species: Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), also known as the tropical rat flea, the primary vector for bubonic plague; Northern …

The rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is a small parasite that feeds on the blood of rodents. They are known carriers of a variety of diseases and are considered the main vector of bubonic plague. …

The Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is the primary vector for Yersinia pestis (plague). Humans with close contact with birds may also be fed upon by the sticktight flea …

The oriental rat flea is also the principal vector of murine or endemic typhus that may be transmitted from rats to man. This disease is caused by the microorganism Rickettsia mooseri, …

2024年10月1日 · Xenopsylla cheopis, widely recognized as the Oriental rat flea, is a significant ectoparasite belonging to the order Siphonaptera. This species is particularly notorious for its …

2022年5月5日 · The rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, is the primary vector of the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, and also serves as a vector of bacteria belonging to the genera …

The Northern rat fleas, or the Nosopsyllus Fasciatus, predominantly infesting rodents, rats, mice and other small animals (wild squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs etc.) in the US and Europe. …

Seaports and other rat-infested areas are also common habitats for X. cheopis. Fleas are nidiculous parasites; they live in the host's nest. Clothing, beds and couches make perfect …

The oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903), is a member of the family Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Fleas are highly specialized, successful insect ectoparasites of birds …