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Understanding the Mechanisms of Transmission of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Its Influence on the Structure of Pathogen Populations in the Field
Author(s) -
VACHIÉRY NATHALIE,
RALINIAINA MODESTINE,
STACHURSKI FRÉDÉRIC,
ADAKAL HASSANE,
MOLIA SOPHIE,
LEFRANÇOIS THIERRY,
MARTINEZ DOMINIQUE
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1374.093
Subject(s) - ehrlichia , biology , population , pathogen , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , tick , medicine , environmental health
The understanding of the structure of Ehrlichia ruminantium stock population in the field was highlighted by experiments done in controlled conditions on the goat model. The mixture of strains observed in ticks seemed to be due to simultaneous infections rather than successive infections of the carrier. During a dual infection, the timing of Ehrlichia ruminantium circulation of the two stocks in hosts influenced their selection by ticks.