@article{fdi:010071426,
  title = {{D}etection of relapsing fever {B}orrelia spp., {B}artonella spp. and {A}naplasmataceae bacteria in argasid ticks in {A}lgeria},
  author = {{L}afri, {I}. and {E}l {H}amzaoui, {B}. and {B}itam, {I}. and {L}eulmi, {H}. and {L}alout, {R}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {C}hergui, {M}. and {K}arakellah, {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {A}rgasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. {T}icks of the {O}rnithodoros genus are known to be vectors of relapsing fever borreliosis in humans. {I}n {A}lgeria, little is known about relapsing fever borreliosis and other bacterial pathogens transmitted by argasid ticks. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal findings {B}etween {M}ay 2013 and {O}ctober 2015, we investigated the presence of soft ticks in 20 rodent burrows, 10 yellow-legged gull ({L}arus michahellis) nests and animal shelters in six locations in two different bioclimatic zones in {A}lgeria. {S}ix species of argasid ticks were identified morphologically and through 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequencing. {T}he presence and prevalence of {B}orrelia spp., {B}artonella spp., {R}ickettsia spp. and {A}naplasmataceae was assessed by q{PCR} template assays in each specimen. {A}ll q{PCR}-positive samples were confirmed by standard {PCR}, followed by sequencing the amplified fragments. {T}wo {B}orrelia species were identified: {B}orrelia hispanica in {O}rnithodoros occidentalis in {M}ostaganem, and {B}orrelia cf. turicatae in {C}arios capensis in {A}lgiers. {O}ne new {B}artonella genotype and one new {A}naplasmataceae genotype were also identified in {A}rgas persicus. {C}onclusions {T}he present study highlights the presence of relapsing fever borreliosis agents, although this disease is rarely diagnosed in {A}lgeria. {O}ther bacteria of unknown pathogenicity detected in argasid ticks which may bite humans deserve further investigation.},
  keywords = {{ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PLOS} {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {e0006064 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0006064},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071426},
}