Cats as potential mammalian reservoirs for Rickettsia sp. genotype RF2125 in Bangkok, Thailand

Pornkamol Phoosangwalthong1, Sze Fui Hii2, Ketsarin Kamyingkird1, Chanya Kengradomkij1, Nongnuch Pinyopanuwat1, Wissanuwat Chimnoi1, Rebecca J. Traub3, Tawin Inpankaew1
1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
2Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
3Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia