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

Faycal Zeroual (1) , Hamza Leulmi (2, 1) , Ahmed Benakhla (1) , Didier Raoult (3) , Philippe Parola (1) , Idir Bitam (1)

1 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes
2 ENSV - Ecole Nationale Supérieure Vétérinaire d'Alger
3 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections

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.

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses

Faycal Zeroual, Hamza Leulmi, Ahmed Benakhla, Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola, et al.. Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in Wild Boar Lice, in Northeastern Algeria. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2018, 18 (2), pp.114-116. ⟨10.1089/vbz.2017.2165⟩. ⟨hal-01780721⟩