The epidemiology and geographic distribution of relapsing fever borreliosis in West and North Africa, with a review of the Ornithodoros erraticus complex (Acari: Ixodida).

The epidemiology and geographic distribution of relapsing fever borreliosis in West and North Africa, with a review of the Ornithodoros erraticus complex (Acari: Ixodida).

BACKGROUND: Relapsing fever is the most frequent bacterial disease in Africa. Four main vector / pathogen complexes are classically recognized, with the louse Pediculus humanus acting as vector for B. recurrentis and the soft ticks Ornithodoros sonrai, O. erraticus and O. moubata acting as vectors f...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Trape, Georges Diatta, Céline Arnathau, Idir Bitam, M'hammed Sarih, Driss Belghyti, Ali Bouattour, Eric Elguero, Laurence Vial, Youssouph Mané, Cellou Baldé, Franck Prugnolle, Gilles Chauvancy, Gil Mahé, Laurent Granjon, Jean-Marc Duplantier, Patrick Durand, François Renaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817255?pdf=render

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