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Elbir H., Raoult Didier, Drancourt M. (2013). Review article : relapsing fever Borreliae in Africa. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89 (2), p. 288-292. ISSN 0002-9637.

Titre du document
Review article : relapsing fever Borreliae in Africa
Année de publication
2013
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000322683100018
Auteurs
Elbir H., Raoult Didier, Drancourt M.
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013, 89 (2), p. 288-292 ISSN 0002-9637
The study of relapsing fever borreliae in Africa has long suffered from the use of non-specific laboratory tools for the direct detection of these spirochetes in clinical and vector specimens. Accordingly, Borrelia hispanica, Borrelia crocidurae, Borrelia duttonii, and Borrelia recurrentis have traditionally been distinguished on the basis of geography and vector and the unproven hypothesis that each species was exclusive to one vector. The recent sequencing of three relapsing fever Borrelia genomes in our laboratory prompted the development of more specific tools and a reappraisal of the epidemiology in Africa. Five additional potential species still need to be cultured from clinical and vector sources in East Africa to further assess their uniqueness. Here, we review the molecular evidence of relapsing fever borreliae in hosts and ectoparasites in Africa and explore the diversity, geographical distribution, and vector association of these pathogens for Africans and travelers to Africa.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
AFRIQUE
Localisation
Fonds IRD
Identifiant IRD
PAR00010828
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