Amblyomma hebraeum is the predominant tick species on goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province South Africa and is co-infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae

Amblyomma hebraeum is the predominant tick species on goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province South Africa and is co-infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, Amblyomma ticks are vectors of heartwater disease in domestic ruminants, caused by the rickettsial pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium. Immature tick stages often bite humans, whereby they act as vectors of tick-bite fever caused by Rickettsia africae. Moreover,...

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Main Authors: Frans Jongejan, Laura Berger, Suzanne Busser, Iris Deetman, Manon Jochems, Tiffany Leenders, Barry de Sitter, Francine van der Steen, Jeanette Wentzel, Hein Stoltsz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Amblyomma hebraeum ticks
South Africa
Ehrlichia ruminantium
Heartwater
Rickettsia africae
Tick bite fever
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04059-5

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