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Extreme human annoyance caused by Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea)
Mohammad Reza Youssefi1, Mohammad Taghi Rahimi2
1Department of Parasitology, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol, Iran.
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
|September 4, 2014
Abstract:
The authors report a case of human dermal complications by Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea) in a 28 years old woman who dwell in rural area in Mazandaran province, Iran. Furthermore, in the current report clinical manifestations, etiology and different aspects of infestation were discussed elaborately. And the importance of controlling fleas was highlighted as well.
