Kernif T., Djerbouh A., Mediannikov Oleg, Ayach B., Rolain J. M., Raoult D., Parola P., Bitam I. (2012). Rickettsia africae in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from sub-Saharan Algeria. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 3 (5-6), p. 376-378. ISSN 1877-959X.
Titre du document
Rickettsia africae in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from sub-Saharan Algeria
Kernif T., Djerbouh A., Mediannikov Oleg, Ayach B., Rolain J. M., Raoult D., Parola P., Bitam I.
Source
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2012,
3 (5-6), p. 376-378 ISSN 1877-959X
Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are caused by obligate, intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. In recent years, several species and subspecies of rickettsias have been identified as emerging pathogens throughout the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. We report here the detection of Rickettsia africae, the agent responsible for African tick-bite fever, by amplification of fragments of gltA and ompA genes and multi-spacer typing from Hyalomma dromedarii ticks collected from the camel Camel us dromedarius in the Adrar and Bechar region (sub-Saharan Algeria). To date, R. africae has been associated mainly with Amblyomma spp. The role of H. dromedarii in the epidemiology of R. africae requires further investigation.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
