Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in African Ticks

Autor: Philippe Parola, Hisashi Inokuma, Jean-Louis Camicas, Philippe Brouqui, Didier Raoult
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 1014-1017 (2001)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid0706.010616
Popis: Rickettsia africae, a recently identified pathogen, was detected for the first time in Amblyomma ticks from Niger, Mali, Burundi, and Sudan, and "R. mongolotimonae" was identified for the first time in Africa. Rickettsiae of unknown pathogenicity and two new ehrlichiae of the Ehrlichia canis group were identified in ticks from Mali and Niger.
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