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. Rickettsia africae Hyalomma dromedarii ticks Algeria 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. 2012 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058940 fdi:010058940 Kernif T., Djerbouh A., Mediannikov Oleg, Ayach B., Rolain J. M., Raoult D., Parola P., Bitam I.. Rickettsia africae in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from sub-Saharan Algeria. 2012, 3 (5-6), 376-378 EN ALGERIE