@article{fdi:010016506, title = {{T}ick-borne borreliosis in {W}est {A}frica : recent epidemiological studies}, author = {{T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {G}odeluck, {B}runo and {D}iatta, {G}eorges and {R}ogier, {C}. and {L}egros, {F}abrice and {A}lbergel, {J}ean and {P}{\'e}pin, {Y}annick and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}ick-borne borreliosis in {W}est {A}frica is classically considered a rare disease whose geographic distribution is limited to {S}aharan and {S}ahelian regions. {W}e report results of epidemiological investigations which indicate that tick-borne borreliosis is endemic in all regions of {S}enegal north to the 13 degrees 30'{N} latitude and is a major cause of morbidity in these areas. {O}ur findings indicate a considerable range extension for the vector tick {A}lectorobius sonrai and suggest that the persistence of {S}ubsaharan drought is responsible for a large spread of tick-borne borreliosis in {W}est {A}frica.}, keywords = {{EPIDEMIOLOGIE} ; {VECTEUR} ; {ENDEMIE} ; {FACTEUR} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {SECHERESSE} ; {BORRELIOSE} ; {FIEVRE} {RECURRENTE} {A} {TIQUE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {KEUR} {MOUSSA} ; {MLOMP} ; {DIELMO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}oczniki {A}kademii {M}edycznej w {B}ialymstoku}, volume = {41}, numero = {1}, pages = {136--141}, ISSN = {1427-941{X}}, year = {1996}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010016506}, }