Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in Wild Boar Lice, in Northeastern Algeria

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Zeroual, Faycal | Leulmi, Hamza | Benakhla, Ahmed | Raoult, Didier | Parola, Philippe | Bitam, Idir

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International audience. Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsia was assessed in 92/325 lice collected on 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Overall, 7/92 (7.61%) Haematopinus suis were found positive to R. slovaca. The presence of R. slovaca DNA on H. suis questions about the relationship that may exist between R. slovaca and lice.

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