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Detection of relapsing fever Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp. and Anaplasmataceae bacteria in argasid ticks in Algeria.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2017
Lafri Ismail, El Hamzaoui Basma, Bitam Idir, Leulmi Hamza, Lalout Reda, Mediannikov Oleg, Chergui Mohamed, Karakellah Mohamed, Raoult Didier, Parola Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Argasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. Ticks of the Ornithodoros genus are known to be vectors of relapsing fever borreliosis in humans. In Algeria, little is known about relapsing fever borreliosis and other bacterial pathogens transmitted by argasid ticks. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Between May 2013...
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