Abstract The prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dogs from a remote indigenous community in the rawafricaonline.com Northern Territory (NT) was determined using molecular tools.Blood samples collected from 130 dogs in the community of Maningrida were subjected to a spotted fever group (SFG)-specific PCR targeting the ompB gene followed by a Rickettsia felis-specific PCR targeting the gltA gene of R.felis.Rickettsia felis ompB bostik mvp and gltA genes were amplified from the blood of 3 dogs.This study is the first report of R.
felis infection in indigenous community dogs in NT.