Nosopsyllus
(nŏs′ə-sĭl′əs)- A genus of fleas commonly found on rodents including N. fasciatus, the northern rat flea, which infrequently transmits the plague bacillus to humans.
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Nosopsyllus fasciatus is a cosmopolitan flea on Rattus norvegicus.