@article{PAR00012577,
  title = {{S}potted fever group rickettsiae in ixodid ticks in {O}romia, {E}thiopia},
  author = {{K}umsa, {B}. and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {E}thiopia, information on the transmission of human zoonotic pathogens through ixodid ticks remains scarce. {T}o address the occurrence and molecular identity of spotted fever group rickettsiae using molecular tools, a total of 767 ixodid ticks belonging to thirteen different species were collected from domestic animals from {S}eptember 2011 to {M}arch 2014. {R}ickettsia africae {DNA} was detected in 30.2% (16/53){A}mblyommma variegatum, 28.6% (12/42) {A}m. gemma, 0.8% (1/119) {A}m. cohaerens, 18.2% (4/22) {A}mblyomma larvae, 6.7% (2/60){A}mblyomma nymphs, 0.7% (1/139) {R}hipicephalus ({B}oophilus) decoloratus and 25% (1/4) nymphs of {R}h. ({B}o.)decoloratus. {A} markedly low prevalence of {R}. afticae was recorded in both {A}m. cohaerens and {R}h. ({B}o.) decoloratus (p < 0.0001) compared with that in {A}m. variegatum and {A}m. gemma. {T}he prevalence of {R}. africae was markedly low in the western districts ({G}achi and {A}bdela) (p < 0.0001); however, the prevalence of {R}. africae was relatively high in the central ({A}da'a, {W}olmara and {A}rsi) and eastern ({A}rero, {M}oyale and {Y}abelo) districts, where {A}m. variegatum and {A}m. gemma were predominantly associated with {R}. africae, respectively. {R}. aeschlimannii {DNA} was detected in 45.4% (5/11) {H}yalomma marginatum rufipes and 2.2% (1/46) {H}y. truncanim. {M}oreover, the first report of {R}. massiliae {DNA} in 1.9% (1/52) {R}hipicephalus praetextatus ticks in {E}thiopia is presented herein. {A}ltogether, these results suggest that the transmission of spotted fever group rickettsiae through ixodid ticks is a potential risk for human health in different parts of {E}thiopia. {C}linicians in this country should consider these pathogens as a potential cause of febrile illness in patients.},
  keywords = {{I}xodid ticks ; {D}omestic animals ; {S}potted fever rickettsiae ; {O}romia, ; {E}thiopia ; {ETHIOPIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {8--15},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.08.001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00012577},
}