Ubiquitous bacteria Borrelia crocidurae in Western African ticks Ornithodoros sonrai
Abstract Background In West Africa, tick-borne relapsing fever is a neglected arthropod-borne infection caused by Borrelia crocidurae transmitted by the argasid tick Ornithodoros sonrai. From an epidemiological point of view, it is of interest to know whether some genotypes of the vector are special...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1089-6 |