New Zealand Dog News

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December 01, 2005

Diseases found in fleas

Our pets can help us feel happy, but tests are showing just how sick they can make us.

Researchers studying emerging infectious diseases say new laboratory methods have shown the presence of flea-borne diseases.

They have found what they consider high levels of nasty bacteria in fleas living on pets. Cats and dogs checked at vet clinics in Matamata, New Plymouth and Lower Hutt yielded between one and 13 "cat fleas" each. The researchers looked for the DNA of three bacteria linked to diseases.

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