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Chisu V., Masala G., Foxi C., Socolovschi C., Raoult Didier, Parola P. (2014). Rickettsia conorii israelensis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, Sardinia, Italy. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 5 (4), p. 446-448. ISSN 1877-959X.

Titre du document
Rickettsia conorii israelensis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, Sardinia, Italy
Année de publication
2014
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000338002000014
Auteurs
Chisu V., Masala G., Foxi C., Socolovschi C., Raoult Didier, Parola P.
Source
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2014, 5 (4), p. 446-448 ISSN 1877-959X
The presence of tick-borne Rickettsia spp. was examined by PCR using DNA samples extracted from 254 ticks collected from mammals originating from northern and eastern Sardinia, Italy. The spotted fever group rickettsial agent Rickettsia conorii israelensis was detected in 3 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from a dog for the first time in this geographical area. In addition, Ri. massiliae, RI. slovaca, and RI. aeschlimannii were detected in Rh. turanicus, Rh. sanguineus, Dermacentor marginatus, and Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks from dogs, goats, wild boar, and horse. Moreover, Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae was detected in 2 Rh. turanicus ticks from goats. The detection of RI. conorii israelensis, an emergent agent which causes Israeli spotted fever, increases our knowledge on tick-borne rickettsioses in Sardinia.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Biotechnologies [084]
Description Géographique
ITALIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD
Identifiant IRD
PAR00012037
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