@article{fdi:010058939,
  title = {{S}potted fever group rickettsiae in ticks and fleas from the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo},
  author = {{M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {D}avoust, {B}. and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {T}shilolo, {L}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ittle is known about the prevalence of spotted fever group ({SFG}) rickettsiae in ticks and fleas in the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo. {I}n 2008, 12 {A}mblyomma compressum ticks were collected from 3 pangolins ({M}anis gigantea). {T}wo {H}aemaphysalis punctaleachi ticks were collected from 2 {A}frican civets ({C}ivettictis civetta congica), and one was collected from an antelope ({O}notragus leche). {A} total of 111 {R}hipicephalus sanguineus ticks, 23 {C}tenocephalides canis fleas, 39 {C}. felts fleas, and 5 {T}richodectes canis lice were sampled from 19 dogs. {O}ne {C}. canis flea was collected from a human. {S}ix of the 12 {A}. cornpressum ticks were positive for rickettsial {DNA}, as determined by genus-specific q{PCR}. {T}he omp{A} gene sequences amplified from positive samples showed 100% homology with {R}ickettsia africae ({G}en{B}ank accession number {CP}001612). {T}he detection of {R}i. africae in {A}. compressum ticks, which are highly specialized parasites of pangolins, is consistent with our previous data showing the presence of {R}i. africae in {A}. cornpressum ticks from {L}iberia. {N}o other ticks contained rickettsial {DNA}. {A} total of 9 {C}. canis fleas (39%, 9/23) and 37 {C}. fells fleas (95%, 37/39) that was collected from dogs and one {C}. canis flea collected from a human harbored {R}i. felis.},
  keywords = {{C}ongo ; {R}ickettsia ; {A}mblyomma ; {T}icks ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}icks and {T}ick-{B}orne {D}iseases},
  volume = {3},
  numero = {5-6},
  pages = {370--372},
  ISSN = {1877-959{X}},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058939},
}