Why are there so few Rickettsia conorii conorii-infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in the wild?

• Main Authors: Cristina Socolovschi (Author), Jean Gaudart (Author), Idir Bitam (Author), Thi Phong Huynh (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Philippe Parola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Rickettsia conorii conorii is the etiological agent of Mediterranean spotted fever, which is transmitted by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The relationship between the Rickettsia and its tick vector are still poorly understood one century after the first...