| multiple pathogens including potential new species in tick vectors in côte d'ivoire. | our study aimed to assess the presence of different pathogens in ticks collected in two regions in côte d'ivoire. | 2016 | 26771308 |
| detection of rickettsia aeschlimannii and rickettsia africae in ixodid ticks from burkina faso and somali region of ethiopia by new real-time pcr assays. | in the framework of cooperation for development projects in burkina faso and ethiopia, we collected ixodid ticks from cattle, small ruminants and camels. we optimized new taqman probe real-time pcr assays to detect rickettsia aeschlimannii and rickettsia africae ompa gene in the collected samples. rickettsia africae was identified in 75.0% amblyomma variegatum (95%ci: 56.6-88.5), while r. aeschlimannii in 24.0% hyalomma truncatum (95%ci: 9.4-45.1) and 50.0% h. rufipes (95%ci: 29.9-70.0) collecte ... | 2016 | 27641952 |
| tick-borne rickettsioses, neglected emerging diseases in rural senegal. | rickettsioses are one of the most important causes of systemic febrile illness among travelers from developed countries, but little is known about their incidence in indigenous populations, especially in west africa. | 2010 | 20856858 |