{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,13]],"date-time":"2026-10-13T16:34:37Z","timestamp":1791909277237,"version":"4.3.4"},"reference-count":28,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Parasites Vectors"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2014,12]]},"DOI":"10.1186\/1756-3305-7-444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,22]],"date-time":"2014-09-22T13:01:17Z","timestamp":1411390877000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["First molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in ticks from the Union of the Comoros"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Amina","family":"Yssouf","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Socolovschi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tahar","family":"Kernif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Temmam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erwan","family":"Lagadec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pablo","family":"Tortosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Parola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"1621_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"657","DOI":"10.1128\/CMR.00032-13","volume":"26","author":"P Parola","year":"2013","unstructured":"Parola P, Paddock CD, Socolovschi C, Labruna MB, Mediannikov O, Kernif T, Abdad MY, Stenos J, Bitam I, Fournier PE, Raoult D: Update on tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: a geographic approach. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2013, 26: 657-702. 10.1128\/CMR.00032-13.","journal-title":"Clin Microbiol Rev"},{"issue":"Pt 3","key":"1621_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"839","DOI":"10.1099\/00207713-48-3-839","volume":"48","author":"PE Fournier","year":"1998","unstructured":"Fournier PE, Roux V, Raoult D: Phylogenetic analysis of spotted fever group rickettsiae by study of the outer surface protein rOmpA. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1998, 48 (Pt 3): 839-849.","journal-title":"Int J Syst Bacteriol"},{"key":"1621_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"888","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.1999.60.888","volume":"60","author":"P Parola","year":"1999","unstructured":"Parola P, Vestris G, Martinez D, Brochier B, Roux V, Raoult D: Tick-borne rickettiosis in Guadeloupe, the French West Indies: isolation of Rickettsia africae from Amblyomma variegatum ticks and serosurvey in humans, cattle, and goats. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999, 60: 888-893.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"1621_CR4","first-page":"193","volume":"97","author":"P Parola","year":"2004","unstructured":"Parola P, Barre N: Rickettsia africae, the agent of African tick-bite fever: an emerging pathogen in the West Indies and reunion island (Indian ocean). Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2004, 97: 193-198.","journal-title":"Bull Soc Pathol Exot"},{"key":"1621_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"42","DOI":"10.1196\/annals.1374.005","volume":"1078","author":"P Parola","year":"2006","unstructured":"Parola P: Rickettsioses in sub-Saharan Africa. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006, 1078: 42-47. 10.1196\/annals.1374.005.","journal-title":"Ann N Y Acad Sci"},{"key":"1621_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"945","DOI":"10.1016\/j.trstmh.2008.03.015","volume":"102","author":"A Mura","year":"2008","unstructured":"Mura A, Socolovschi C, Ginesta J, Lafrance B, Magnan S, Rolain JM, Davoust B, Raoult D, Parola P: Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Ethiopia and Chad. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008, 102: 945-949. 10.1016\/j.trstmh.2008.03.015.","journal-title":"Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"1621_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"363","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2004.71.363","volume":"71","author":"LM Ndip","year":"2004","unstructured":"Ndip LM, Fokam EB, Bouyer DH, Ndip RN, Titanji VP, Walker DH, McBride JW: Detection of Rickettsia africae in patients and ticks along the coastal region of Cameroon. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004, 71: 363-366.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"1621_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.3201\/eid1701.101081","volume":"17","author":"C Eldin","year":"2011","unstructured":"Eldin C, Mediannikov O, Davoust B, Cabre O, Barre N, Raoult D, Parola P: Emergence of Rickettsia africae, Oceania. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011, 17: 100-102. 10.3201\/eid1701.101081.","journal-title":"Emerg Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"224","DOI":"10.3201\/eid1202.050903","volume":"12","author":"PJ Kelly","year":"2006","unstructured":"Kelly PJ: Rickettsia africae in the West Indies. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006, 12: 224-226. 10.3201\/eid1202.050903.","journal-title":"Emerg Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"557","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(03)00739-4","volume":"3","author":"M Jensenius","year":"2003","unstructured":"Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Kelly P, Myrvang B, Raoult D: African tick bite fever. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003, 3: 557-564. 10.1016\/S1473-3099(03)00739-4.","journal-title":"Lancet Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"841","DOI":"10.20506\/rst.14.3.883","volume":"14","author":"N Barre","year":"1995","unstructured":"Barre N, Garris G, Camus E: Propagation of the tick Amblyomma variegatum in the Caribbean. Rev Sci Tech. 1995, 14: 841-855.","journal-title":"Rev Sci Tech"},{"key":"1621_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"166","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2164-10-166","volume":"10","author":"PE Fournier","year":"2009","unstructured":"Fournier PE, El Karkouri K, Leroy Q, Robert C, Giumelli B, Renesto P, Socolovschi C, Parola P, Audic S, Raoult D: Analysis of the Rickettsia africae genome reveals that virulence acquisition in rickettsia species may be explained by genome reduction. BMC Genomics. 2009, 10: 166-10.1186\/1471-2164-10-166.","journal-title":"BMC Genomics"},{"key":"1621_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-3305-4-38","volume":"4","author":"A Yssouf","year":"2011","unstructured":"Yssouf A, Lagadec E, Bakari A, Foray C, Stachurski F, Cardinale E, Plantard O, Tortosa P: Colonization of Grande Comore Island by a lineage of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. Parasit Vectors. 2011, 4: 38-10.1186\/1756-3305-4-38.","journal-title":"Parasit Vectors"},{"key":"1621_CR14","volume-title":"Ticks of Domestic Animals in Africa: A Guide to Identification of Species","author":"AR Walker","year":"2003","unstructured":"Walker AR, Bouattour A, Camicas J, Estrada-Pena A, Horak IG, Pegram RG, Preston PM: Bioscience Reports. Ticks of Domestic Animals in Africa: A Guide to Identification of Species. 2003, Edinburgh, United Kingdom"},{"key":"1621_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1687","DOI":"10.3201\/eid1810.120178","volume":"18","author":"C Socolovschi","year":"2012","unstructured":"Socolovschi C, Pages F, Raoult D: Rickettsia felis in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, Libreville, Gabon. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012, 18: 1687-1689. 10.3201\/eid1810.120178.","journal-title":"Emerg Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.3201\/eid1701.100854","volume":"17","author":"Y Bechah","year":"2011","unstructured":"Bechah Y, Socolovschi C, Raoult D: Identification of rickettsial infections by using cutaneous swab specimens and PCR. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011, 17: 83-86. 10.3201\/eid1701.100854.","journal-title":"Emerg Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"411","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2012.10.005","volume":"3","author":"C Socolovschi","year":"2012","unstructured":"Socolovschi C, Gomez J, Marie JL, Davoust B, Guigal PM, Raoult D, Parola P: Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in the ivory coast. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012, 3: 411-413. 10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2012.10.005.","journal-title":"Ticks Tick Borne Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"377","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2012.10.013","volume":"3","author":"T Kernif","year":"2012","unstructured":"Kernif T, Djerbouh A, Mediannikov O, Ayach B, Rolain JM, Raoult D, Parola P, Bitam I: Rickettsia africae in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from sub-Saharan Algeria. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012, 3: 377-379. 10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2012.10.013.","journal-title":"Ticks Tick Borne Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1572","DOI":"10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btg180","volume":"19","author":"F Ronquist","year":"2003","unstructured":"Ronquist F, Huelsenbeck JP: MrBayes 3: Bayesian phylogenetic inference under mixed models. Bioinformatics. 2003, 19: 1572-1574. 10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btg180.","journal-title":"Bioinformatics"},{"key":"1621_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"303","DOI":"10.1007\/s10493-007-9123-9","volume":"43","author":"G Lynen","year":"2007","unstructured":"Lynen G, Zeman P, Bakuname C, Di Giulio G, Mtui P, Sanka P, Jongejan F: Cattle ticks of the genera Rhipicephalus and amblyomma of economic importance in Tanzania: distribution assessed with GIS based on an extensive field survey. Exp Appl Acarol. 2007, 43: 303-319. 10.1007\/s10493-007-9123-9.","journal-title":"Exp Appl Acarol"},{"key":"1621_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"551","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2003.68.551","volume":"68","author":"KR Macaluso","year":"2003","unstructured":"Macaluso KR, Davis J, Alam U, Korman A, Rutherford JS, Rosenberg R, Azad AF: Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from the Masai Mara region of Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003, 68: 551-553.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"1621_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"43","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2011.08.002","volume":"3","author":"O Mediannikov","year":"2012","unstructured":"Mediannikov O, Diatta G, Zolia Y, Balde MC, Kohar H, Trape JF, Raoult D: Tick-borne rickettsiae in Guinea and Liberia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012, 3: 43-48. 10.1016\/j.ttbdis.2011.08.002.","journal-title":"Ticks Tick Borne Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR23","first-page":"11","volume":"87","author":"JL Camicas","year":"1994","unstructured":"Camicas JL, Cornet JP, Gonzalez JP, Wilson ML, Adam F, Zeller HG: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Senegal. Latest data on the ecology of the CCHF virus. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1994, 87: 11-16.","journal-title":"Bull Soc Pathol Exot"},{"key":"1621_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.1016\/j.vetpar.2006.08.018","volume":"143","author":"R De Deken","year":"2007","unstructured":"De Deken R, Martin V, Saido A, Madder M, Brandt J, Geysen D: An outbreak of east coast fever on the Comoros: a consequence of the import of immunised cattle from Tanzania?. Vet Parasitol. 2007, 143: 245-253. 10.1016\/j.vetpar.2006.08.018.","journal-title":"Vet Parasitol"},{"key":"1621_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"376","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2007.77.376","volume":"77","author":"A Portillo","year":"2007","unstructured":"Portillo A, Perez-Martinez L, Santibanez S, Blanco JR, Ibarra V, Oteo JA: Detection of Rickettsia africae in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus ticks from the Republic of Botswana, south Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007, 77: 376-377.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"1621_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e8","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/cir411","volume":"53","author":"M Prabhu","year":"2011","unstructured":"Prabhu M, Nicholson WL, Roche AJ, Kersh GJ, Fitzpatrick KA, Oliver LD, Massung RF, Morrissey AB, Bartlett JA, Onyango JJ, Maro VP, Kinabo GD, Saganda W, Crump JA: Q fever, spotted fever group, and typhus group rickettsioses among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. Clin Infect Dis. 2011, 53: e8-e15. 10.1093\/cid\/cir411.","journal-title":"Clin Infect Dis"},{"key":"1621_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"252","DOI":"10.1099\/00207713-47-2-252","volume":"47","author":"V Roux","year":"1997","unstructured":"Roux V, Rydkina E, Eremeeva M, Raoult D: Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1997, 47: 252-261. 10.1099\/00207713-47-2-252.","journal-title":"Int J Syst Bacteriol"},{"key":"1621_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1333","DOI":"10.1016\/j.meegid.2012.03.024","volume":"12","author":"P Tortosa","year":"2012","unstructured":"Tortosa P, Pascalis H, Guernier V, Cardinale E, Le Corre M, Goodman SM, Dellagi K: Deciphering arboviral emergence within insular ecosystems. Infect Genet Evol. 2012, 12: 1333-1339. 10.1016\/j.meegid.2012.03.024.","journal-title":"Infect Genet Evol"}],"container-title":["Parasites & Vectors"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/1756-3305-7-444.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,2]],"date-time":"2021-09-02T07:43:51Z","timestamp":1630568631000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/1756-3305-7-444"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,22]]},"references-count":28,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2014,12]]}},"alternative-id":["1621"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1756-3305-7-444","relation":{},"ISSN":["1756-3305"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1756-3305","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,22]]},"assertion":[{"value":"4 March 2014","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"9 September 2014","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"22 September 2014","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}}],"article-number":"444"}}