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

Parola, P.; Inokuma, H.; Camicas, J. L.; Brouqui, P.; Raoult, D.

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

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2001 Nov-Dec
By Parola, P. ; Inokuma, H. ; Camicas, J. L. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Parola, P. ; Inokuma, H. ; Camicas, J. L. ; Brouqui, P. ; Raoult, D.
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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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Anaplasmataceae Animals Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Bacterial Proteins Base Sequence Cattle Cattle Diseases DNA, Bacterial Dog Diseases Dogs Molecular Sequence Data Rickettsia Tick Infestations Ticks
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Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1014-1017.
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Journal Article
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Africa
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7
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6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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