Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria
Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsiosis resulting in scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite, was assessed in 92 spleens recovered from 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Rickettsia slovaca was detected in 5.4% of...
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| author | F. Zeroual H. Leulmi I. Bitam A. Benakhla |
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| description | Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsiosis resulting in scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite, was assessed in 92 spleens recovered from 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Rickettsia slovaca was detected in 5.4% of tested wild boar spleens. The presence of R. slovaca DNA in boar spleens questions the relationship that may exist between this bacterium and Sus scrofa algira, and its role in human infections. Keywords: Algeria, Haematopinus suis, Rickettsia slovaca, Spleen, Wild boar |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca786e0757a84cba85a141bd3dedbdf72022-12-22T00:24:24ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752018-07-01241720Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern AlgeriaF. Zeroual0H. Leulmi1I. Bitam2A. Benakhla3Université Chadli Bendjedid, département des sciences vétérinaires, El Tarf, AlgeriaUniversité Chadli Bendjedid, département des sciences vétérinaires, El Tarf, Algeria; Ecole vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 Chemin des Capelles, Toulouse, France; UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, IHU Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, FranceEcole Supérieure en Sciences de l'Aliment et des Industries Agroalimentaire, Algiers, Algeria; Université de Bab Ezzouar, Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Environnement: Interaction-Génome, Algeria; Corresponding author. I. Bitam, Université de Bab Ezzouar, Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Environnement: Interaction-Génome, 16000, Algeria.Université Chadli Bendjedid, département des sciences vétérinaires, El Tarf, AlgeriaUsing molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsiosis resulting in scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite, was assessed in 92 spleens recovered from 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Rickettsia slovaca was detected in 5.4% of tested wild boar spleens. The presence of R. slovaca DNA in boar spleens questions the relationship that may exist between this bacterium and Sus scrofa algira, and its role in human infections. Keywords: Algeria, Haematopinus suis, Rickettsia slovaca, Spleen, Wild boarhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300283 |
| spellingShingle | F. Zeroual H. Leulmi I. Bitam A. Benakhla Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria New Microbes and New Infections |
| title | Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria |
| title_full | Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria |
| title_fullStr | Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria |
| title_short | Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria |
| title_sort | molecular evidence of rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern algeria |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300283 |
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