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Article Dans Une Revue Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Année : 2017

Detection of Rickettsia hoogstraalii, Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia aeschlimannii in ticks from Sardinia, Italy

Valentina Chisu
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Hamza Leulmi
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Giovanna Masala
Mariano Piredda
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Cipriano Foxi
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Tick-borne diseases represent a large proportion of infectious diseases that have become a world health concern. The presence of Rickettsia spp. was evaluated by standard PCR and sequencing in 123 ticks collected from several mammals and vegetation in Sardinia, Italy. This study provides the first evidence of the presence of Rickettsia hoogstralii in Haemaphysalis punctata and Haemaphysalis sulcata ticks from mouflon and Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes festai ticks from hedgehog. In addition, Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia aeschlimannii were detected in Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor marginatus and Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks from foxes, swine, wild boars, and mouflon. The data presented here increase our knowledge of tick-borne diseases in Sardinia and provide a useful contribution toward understanding their epidemiology. (C) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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hal-01521352 , version 1 (11-05-2017)

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Valentina Chisu, Hamza Leulmi, Giovanna Masala, Mariano Piredda, Cipriano Foxi, et al.. Detection of Rickettsia hoogstraalii, Rickettsia helvetica, Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia aeschlimannii in ticks from Sardinia, Italy. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2017, 8 (3), pp.347-352. ⟨10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.12.007⟩. ⟨hal-01521352⟩

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