Seasonal distribution of Rickettsia spp. in ticks in northeast Algeria. (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dib, L.; Lafri, I.; Boucheikhchoukh, M.; Dendani, Z.; Bitam, I.; Benakhla, A.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 27(2019)
• Page Start: 48
• Page End: 52
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: Algeria -- Ixodes -- PCR -- Rhipicephalus -- Rickettsia -- ticks; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.10.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: This article discusses research conducted on the sampling of two tick species: Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus bursa . Ticks were collected in northern Algeria (El Tarf) in 2014 and studied for differences in abundance and seasonal distribution of population dynamics, as well as tested by PCR for the presence of Rickettsia spp. By molecular tools, four Rickettsia pathogens agents were detected: R. helvetica, R. monacensis, R. raoultii and R. massiliae.