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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Identification of rickettsial pathogens in ixodid ticks in northern Senegal
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Volume 5, No. 5, Year 2014
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Description
The spotted fevers, caused by the Rickettsia bacteria, are a group of emerging diseases that are responsible for significant human morbidity. In Africa, the distribution of different species of Rickettsia in their tick vectors is poorly studied. We have collected 1169 hard ticks from 5 different species in the northern Senegal, close to the Saharan border. In a far northern collection site, corresponding to the Rickettsia africae distribution area, we collected three Amblyomma variegatum ticks infected by R. africae. Rickettsia africae was also identified in a Hyalomma marginatum rufipes tick, which may represent the secondary host for the pathogen. Rickettsia aeschlimannii was identified in H. m. rufipes, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi, and Hyalomma impeltatum ticks. © 2014 Elsevier GmbH.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sambou, Masse
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Faye, Ngor
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Basséne, Hubert
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Diatta, Georges
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Raoult, Didier A.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Mediannikov, Oleg Y.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.002
ISSN:
1877959X
e-ISSN:
18779603
Study Locations
Senegal