caa a22 4500 465769470 CHVBK 20180323111925.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19901201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00151708 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00151708 Relationships between the Rhipicephalus sanguineus complex ecology and mediterranean spotted fever epidemiology in France [Elektronische Daten] [B. Gilot, M. Laforge, J. Pichot, D. Raoult] The authors examine the epidemiologic features of Meditteranean spotted fever in France in light of the bioecological pecularities of each of the three known member of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick group (R. sanguineus, R. turanicus, R. pusillus). The results show that R. sanguineus is the main vector. Certain aspects of this tick species are of interest: affinity for man, close contact with humans for a long periods, peak of tick population (preimaginal stages) at the same time as the peak of the disease. The largest populations of R. sanguineus are noted in the endemic zone of human rickettsiosis. The fact that immature stages are more prevalent during the hot season and these forms' ability to bite humans is important and may suggest a role for them in the epidemiology of the disease. The sporadic isolation of this species outside the endemic zone may explain the occurrence of isolated cases of the disease in these areas. We cannot currently exclude vector roles for the two other species, which can parasitize humans, though none of our data supports this hypothesis. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Mediterranean spotted fever nationallicence Epidemiology nationallicence France nationallicence Rhipicephalus sanguineus group nationallicence R. conorii nationallicence Gilot B. Laboratoire de Parasitologie - Faculté de Médecine, INSERM, 27, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, MARSEILLE Cedex 05 aut Laforge M. Laboratoire de Botanique et Biologie BP 53 X, Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I, 38041, GRENOBLE Cedex aut Pichot J. Laboratoire de Parasitologie - Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon I, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373, LYON Cedex 08 aut Raoult D. Unité des Rickettsies, C.H.U. La Timone, 13385, MARSEILLE Cedex 05 aut European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1990-12-01), 357-362 0393-2990 6:4<357 1990 6 10654 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151708 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151708 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gilot B. Laboratoire de Parasitologie - Faculté de Médecine, INSERM, 27, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, MARSEILLE Cedex 05 aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Laforge M. Laboratoire de Botanique et Biologie BP 53 X, Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I, 38041, GRENOBLE Cedex aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pichot J. Laboratoire de Parasitologie - Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon I, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373, LYON Cedex 08 aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Raoult D. Unité des Rickettsies, C.H.U. La Timone, 13385, MARSEILLE Cedex 05 aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1990-12-01), 357-362 0393-2990 6:4<357 1990 6 10654 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer