Kernif T. auteur aut IRD Djerbouh A. auteur aut IRD Mediannikov Oleg auteur aut IRD Ayach B. auteur aut IRD Rolain J. M. auteur aut IRD Raoult D. auteur aut IRD Parola P. auteur aut IRD Bitam I. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access 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. specialized Rickettsia africae Hyalomma dromedarii ticks Algeria ALGERIE 080 052 3 5-6 376-378 2012 1877-959X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058940 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.013 1877-959X [F B010058940] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058940 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2013/02/010058940.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-03-06 2025-06-13 fdi:010058940 fre