@article{PAR00013944,
  title = {{O}ccurrence and genotyping of {C}oxiella burnetii in ixodid ticks in {O}romia, {E}thiopia},
  author = {{K}umsa, {B}. and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {A}lmeras, {L}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study was conducted from {S}eptember 2011 to {M}arch 2014 to address the occurrence and genotypes of {C}oxiella burnetii using molecular methods in ticks collected from domestic animals in {E}thiopia. {T}icks were tested for {C}. burnetii by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q{PCR}) targeting two different genes followed by multispacer sequence typing ({MST}). {A}n overall prevalence of 6.4% (54/842) of {C}. burnetii was recorded. {C}. burnetii was detected in 28.6% (14/49) of {A}mblyomma gemma, 25% (31/124) of {R}hipicephalus pulchellus, 7.1% (1/14) of {H}yalomma marginatum rufipes, 3.2% (2/62) of {A}m. variegatum, 3.1% (4/128) of {A}m. cohaerens, 1.6% (1/63) of {R}h. praetextatus, and 0.6% (1/153) of {R}hipicephalus ({B}oophilus) decoloratus. {S}ignificantly higher overall frequencies of {C}. burnetii {DNA} were observed in {A}m. gemma and {R}h. pulchellus than in other tick species ({M}antel-{H}aenszel [{MH}], {P} < 0.0001). {T}he overall frequency of {C}. burnetii was significantly higher ({MH}, {P} < 0.0001) in ticks from southeastern districts ({A}rero, {M}oyale, and {Y}abelo) than that from other districts. {T}his study demonstrated the presence of {C}. burnetii genotype {MST} 18 in ticks in southeastern districts and genotype {MST} 20 in ticks in central districts. {T}his study highlights the importance of ticks in the epidemiology of {C}. burnetii in {E}thiopia.},
  keywords = {{ETHIOPIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {93},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1074--1081},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.14-0758},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013944},
}