Detection and identification of spotted fever group Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in African ticks

Authors
Parola, P Inokuma, H Camicas, JL Brouqui, P Raoult, D
Citation
P. Parola et al., Detection and identification of spotted fever group Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in African ticks, EM INFECT D, 7(6), 2001, pp. 1014-1017
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1014 - 1017
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200111/12)7:6<1014:DAIOSF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Rickettsia africae, a recently identified pathogen, was detected for the fi rst time in Amblyomma ticks from Niger, Mali, Burundi, and Sudan, and iR. m ongolotimonaei was identified for the first time in Africa. Rickettsiae of unknown pathogenicity and two new Ehrlichiae of the Ehrlichia canis group w ere identified in ticks from Mali and Niger.