Ticks and human tick-borne diseases in Africa;Tiques et maladies transmises à l'homme en Afrique

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-133

  Socolovschi, C ^a   Doudier, B ^b   Pages, F ^c   Parola, Philippe ^a,b,c,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Borrelioses; Crimean Congo virus; Rickettsioses; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANAPLASMOSIS; BABESIOSIS; BORRELIA INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PHYLOGENY; Q FEVER; REVIEW; RICKETTSIOSIS; TAXONOMY; TICK; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IXODIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46049106526     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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