Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Research
Transmission of Bartonella henselae by Ixodes ricinus
Violaine Cotté*, Sarah Bonnet*, Danielle Le Rhun*, Evelyne Le Naour*, Alain Chauvin†, Henri-Jean Boulouis‡, Benoit Lecuelle‡, Thomas Lilin‡, and Muriel Vayssier-Taussat*
Table
Transtadial transmission of Bartonella spp. DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks after feeding through artificial skin on B. henselae–infected ovine blood
| I. ricinus stage | PCR detection after infectious blood meal and molting,
no. PCR-positive samples/no. samples tested (%) |
PCR detection after partial refeeding,
no. PCR-positive samples/no. samples tested (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcasses | Salivary glands | Carcasses | Salivary glands | ||
| Nymph | 9/9 (100) | 0/9 (0) | 4/7 (57) | 5/7 (71) | |
| Female adult | 4/6 (67) | 0/6 (0) | 1/3 (33) | 2/3 (67) | |
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