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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Autores principales: Zeroual, F., Leulmi, H., Bitam, I., Benakhla, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Proceedings of ESCCAR-ASR Joint Meeting 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2018.03.008
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Sumario: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.

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