Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia sp. and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from France.
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.
Halos
Lénaïg
L
UMR 956 BIPAR, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Vourc'h
Gwenaël
G
Cotte
Violaine
V
Gasqui
Patrick
P
Barnouin
Jacques
J
Boulous
Henri-Jean
HJ
Vayssier-Taussat
Muriel
M
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*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial