@article{PAR00014182,
  title = {{D}etection of {B}artonella tamiae, {C}oxiella burnetii and rickettsiae in arthropods and tissues from wild and domestic animals in northeastern {A}lgeria},
  author = {{L}eulmi, {H}. and {A}ouadi, {A}. and {B}itam, {I}. and {B}essas, {A}. and {B}enakhla, {A}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {I}n recent years, the scope and importance of emergent vector-borne diseases has increased dramatically. {I}n {A}lgeria, only limited information is currently available concerning the presence and prevalence of these zoonotic diseases. {F}or this reason, we conducted a survey of hematophagous ectoparasites of domestic mammals and/or spleens of wild animals in {E}l {T}arf and {S}ouk {A}hras, {A}lgeria. {M}ethods: {U}sing real-time {PCR}, standard {PCR} and sequencing, the presence of {B}artonella spp., {R}ickettsia spp., {B}orrelia spp. and {C}oxiella burnetii was evaluated in 268/1626 ticks, 136 fleas, 11 {N}ycteribiidae flies and 16 spleens of domestic and/or wild animals from the {E}l {T}arf and {S}ouk {A}hras areas. {R}esults: {F}or the first time in {A}lgeria, {B}artonella tamiae was detected in 12/19 (63.2 %) {I}xodes vespertilionis ticks, 8/11 (72.7 %) {N}ycteribiidae spp. flies and in 6/10 (60 %) bat spleens ({C}hiroptera spp.). {DNA} from {C}oxiella burnetii, the agent of {Q} fever, was also identified in 3/19 (15.8 %) {I}. vespertilionis from bats. {R}ickettsia slovaca, the agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy, was detected in 1/1 (100 %) {H}aemaphysalis punctata and 2/3 (66.7 %) {D}ermacentor marginatus ticks collected from two boars ({S}us scrofa algira) respectively. {R}i. massiliae, an agent of spotted fever, was detected in 38/94 (40.4 %) {R}hipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato collected from cattle, sheep, dogs, boars and jackals. {DNA} of {R}i. aeschlimannii was detected in 6/20 (30 %) {H}yalomma anatolicum excavatum and 6/20 (30 %) {H}y. scupense from cattle. {F}inally, {R}i. felis, an emerging rickettsial pathogen, was detected in 80/110 (72.7 %) {A}rchaeopsylla erinacei and 2/2 (100 %) {C}tenocephalides felis of hedgehogs ({A}telerix algirus). {C}onclusion: {I}n this study, we expanded knowledge about the repertoire of ticks and flea-borne bacteria present in ectoparasites and/or tissues of domestic and wild animals in {A}lgeria.},
  keywords = {{B}artonella tamiae ; {R}ickettsia ; {C}oxiella burnetii ; {T}icks ; {F}leas ; {A}lgeria ; {ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 27},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-016-1316-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014182},
}