title: Lack of co-transmission of Rickettsia conorii and Ehrlichia canis in human beings in the south of France.
abstract: Ehrlichia canis is the agent of canine Ehrlichiosis, commonly known as canine tropical pancytopenia. This canine disease is frequent in our area, as is Mediterranean Spotted Fever in humans. Recently a few cases of human Ehrlichiosis have been described in the USA. The supposed vector of both diseases is Rhipicephalus sanguineus. In order to evaluate the co-transmission of these two diseases, we selected 498 human sera positive for R. conorii and tested them for Ehrlichia canis. None of them were positive, suggesting the lack of co-transmission of the diseases.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Rickettsioses-Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vidor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000276:immunology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial