title: Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia sp. and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from France.
abstract: A total of 4701 Ixodes ricinus, collected during the summer of 2003, were analyzed for three pathogens. DNA was detected from the three pathogens. Co-detection of more than one pathogen was observed.
authors.affiliation: UMR 956 BIPAR, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: Lénaïg
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Halos
authors.forename: Gwenaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vourc'h
authors.forename: Violaine
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cotte
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gasqui
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnouin
authors.forename: Henri-Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Boulous
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vayssier-Taussat
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005602:France; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial