@article{fdi:010085378,
  title = {{D}etection of emerging tick-borne disease agents in the {A}lpes-{M}aritimes region, southeastern {F}rance},
  author = {{S}evestre, {J}. and {D}iarra, {A}dama {Z}an and {O}umarou, {H}. {A}. and {D}urant, {J}. and {D}elaunay, {P}. and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}yme borreliosis is a zoonotic tick-borne infection representing the most frequent vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. {T}he {M}editerranean rim is generally described as unsuitable for the {E}uropean vector, {I}xodes ricinus. {W}e conducted an epidemiological study to assess whether {I}. ricinus was present and study its infection status for tick-borne bacteria. {T}icks originating from southeastern {F}rance were obtained from flagging sampling and removed from animals and tick-bitten patients. {S}pecies level identification used morphological keys and {MALDI}-{TOF} {MS}. {Q}uantitative {PCR} and sequencing assays were used to detect and identify tick-associated bacteria ({B}orrelia, {R}ickettsia, {A}naplasmataceae, {B}artonella, {C}oxiella burnetii) in each specimen. {A} total of 1232 ticks were collected in several localities. {A}mong these, 863 were identified as {I}. ricinus (70%). {B}acterial screening allowed identification of {L}yme group {B}orrelia among {I}. ricinus ticks originating from various regional areas. {O}ther emerging tick-borne pathogens like {B}orrelia miyamotoi and {R}ickettsia species were also detected. {T}he {A}lpes-{M}aritimes region, part of the {F}rench {R}iviera, harbours {I}. ricinus ticks infected with {L}yme group {B}orrelia and several other tick-borne bacterial agents. {C}linicians and outdoor activity participants should be aware of the local {L}yme borreliosis transmission risk.},
  keywords = {{T}icks ; {L}yme ; {I}xodes ricinus ; {B}orrelia ; {T}ick-borne diseases ; {MALDI}-{TOF} ; {A}lpes-{M}aritimes ; {F}rance ; {FRANCE} ; {ALPES} {MARITIMES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {101800 [10 p.]},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101800},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085378},
}