Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Busser, Suzanne; Deetman, Iris; Jochems, Manon; Leenders, Tiffany; De Sitter, Barry; Van der Steen, Francine; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Stoltsz, Hein
(BioMed Central, 2020-04)
BACKGROUND : In sub-Saharan Africa, Amblyomma ticks are vectors of heartwater disease in domestic ruminants, caused by the rickettsial pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium. Immature tick stages often bite humans, whereby they ...