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A rat flea is a parasite of rats.

There are at least four species:

References

  1. ^ a b Prince, Frank (1943-04-30). "Species of Fleas on Rats Collected in States West of the 102d Meridian and Their Relation to the Dissemination of Plague". Public Health Reports. Sage Publications. Inc. 58 (18): 700–708. doi:10.2307/4584449. JSTOR 4584449.
  2. ^ Whitaker, Amoret (2007). Fleas (Siphonaptera) (2 ed.). St Albans: Royal Entomological Society. p. 37. ISBN 9780901546852.
  3. ^ M. W. Service; R. W. Ashford (2001). Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of Man and Domesticated Animals. CABI. pp. 405–. ISBN 978-0-85199-473-4.
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