@article{fdi:010065484,
  title = {{B}orrelia infection in small mammals in {W}est {A}frica and its relationship with tick occurrence inside burrows},
  author = {{D}iatta, {G}. and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {B}a, {K}. and {C}hauvancy, {G}illes and {N}diaye, {M}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ick-borne relapsing fever ({TBRF}) is a zoonotic disease caused by several {B}orrelia species transmitted to humans by {O}rnithodoros tick vectors. {I}n {W}est {A}frica, {B}orrelia crocidurae is a common cause of disease in many rural populations. {S}mall mammals act as reservoirs of infection. {W}e report here the results of surveys that investigated the occurrence of {B}. crocidurae infection in rodents and insectivores from eight countries of {W}est and {C}entral {A}frica. {A}nimals were identified at the species level and tested for {B}orrelia either by examination of thick blood film, intra-peritoneal inoculation of blood or brain tissues into laboratory mice, or by molecular techniques. {A} total of 4358 small mammals belonging to 38 species and 7 families were collected, including 3225 specimens collected in areas where the occurrence of {O}rnithodoros sonrai tick in rodent burrows was documented, and 1133 in areas where this tick was absent. {I}n areas with {O}. sonrai, {B}orrelia infection was demonstrated in 287 of 3109 (9.2%) small mammals tested, and none was documented in 1004 animals tested from other areas. {T}here was no relationship between the occurrence of {R}hipicephalus, {H}yaloma and {A}rgas ticks in burrows and the distribution of {B}orrelia infection in small mammals. {T}he 287 specimens infected by {B}orrelia belonged to 15 rodent and shrew species, including three {S}aharo-{S}ahelian species - {G}erbillus gerbillus, {G}erbillus occiduus and {G}erbillus tarabuli identified as reservoirs for {TBRF} with a distribution restricted to this area. {I}n {S}udan and {S}udano-{S}ahelian areas, {A}rvicanthis niloticus, {M}astomys erythroleucus and {M}astomys huberti were the main reservoir of infection. {A}lthough most small mammals species collected had a large distribution in {W}est and {C}entral {A}frica, the fact that only animals collected in areas with {O}. sonrai were found infected suggest that this tick is the only vector of {TBRF} in rodents and insectivores in this part of {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{S}mall mammals ; {O}rnithodoros sonrai ; {B}orrelia crocidurae ; {B}orreliosis ; {R}elapsing fever ; {A}frica ; {SENEGAL} ; {MAURITANIE} ; {MALI} ; {NIGER} ; {BENIN} ; {TCHAD} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {},
  pages = {131--140},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065484},
}