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Tick-Borne Rickettsioses, Neglected Emerging Diseases in Rural Senegal

Paper Information

Record ID:
45691
Author(s):
Oleg Mediannikov
Georges Diatta
Florence Fenollar
Cheikh Sokhna
Jean-François Trape
Didier Raoult
Journal:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases ( PLoS )
Publication Date:
September 14, 2010
Retraction Date:
December 13, 2022 (2.9 years years ago)
Subjects:
Broad Categories:
Microbiology Parasitology
Institution:
URMITE, UMR IRD 198/CNRS 6236, Medical Faculty, Mediterranean University, Marseille, France and Dakar, Senegal
Country:
🇸🇳 Senegal
Article Type:
Research Article
Publisher:
PLoS
Open Access:
Yes
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000821
PubMed ID:
20856858
Retraction PubMed ID:
36512527

Expression of concern Details

Retraction Reason:

Investigation by Journal/Publisher

Nature of Retraction:

Expression of concern

Retraction Notice:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0010956

Citations (156)

156
Total Citations
29
Post-Retraction
(18.6%)
126
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1
Same Day
Post-Retraction Citation Analysis
4 Within 30 days
13 Within 1 year
6 After 2+ years
931 Days since retraction (latest)
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open Access
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17 citations
2821 days before retraction
Tick-borne infections in human and animal population worldwide
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200 citations
2844 days before retraction
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38 citations
2898 days before retraction
Candidatus ‘Rickettsia senegalensis’ in cat fleas in Senegal
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32 citations
3000 days before retraction
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Looking in ticks for human bacterial pathogens
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Microbial Pathogenesis
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45 citations
3010 days before retraction
Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria in Eschars from Acute Febrile Patients, Senegal
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open Access
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29 citations
3017 days before retraction
The role of cats in the eco-epidemiology of spotted fever group diseases
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46 citations
3056 days before retraction
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Marina E. Eremeeva, С. Н. Шпынов, Н. К. Токаревич
Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity Open Access
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8 citations
3078 days before retraction
<i>Borrelia crocidurae</i>Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal
Oleg Mediannikov, Cristina Socolovschi, Hubert Bassène et al. (8 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases Open Access
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35 citations
3091 days before retraction
Identification of rickettsial pathogens in ixodid ticks in northern Senegal
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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29 citations
3114 days before retraction
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31 citations
3157 days before retraction
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155 citations
3187 days before retraction
Rickettsia africae and Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae in Ticks in Israel
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39 citations
3199 days before retraction
Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Effects of homologous and heterologous immunization on the reservoir competence of domestic dogs for Rickettsia conorii (israelensis)
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32 citations
3325 days before retraction
Common Epidemiology of<i>Rickettsia felis</i>Infection and Malaria, Africa
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Emerging infectious diseases Open Access
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112 citations
3340 days before retraction
Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach
Philippe Parola, Christopher D. Paddock, Cristina Socolovschi et al. (11 authors)
Clinical Microbiology Reviews Open Access
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1237 citations
3360 days before retraction
« Lymphangitis-associated rickettsiosis » due à Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae
Matthieu Foissac, Cristina Socolovschi, Didier Raoult
Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie
Published: Jun 2013
5 citations
3480 days before retraction
Vectorborne diseases in West Africa: geographic distribution and geospatial characteristics
Pavel Ratmanov, Oleg Mediannikov, Didier Raoult
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Published: Mar 2013
31 citations
3565 days before retraction
Molecular Detection and Characterization of Tick-borne Pathogens in Dogs and Ticks from Nigeria
Joshua Kamani, Gad Baneth, Kosta Y. Mumcuoğlu et al. (7 authors)
PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open Access
Published: Mar 2013
151 citations
3568 days before retraction
Point-of-Care Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis in Rural Senegal
Cheikh Sokhna, Oleg Mediannikov, Florence Fenollar et al. (9 authors)
PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open Access
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114 citations
3617 days before retraction
Rickettsiae in Ticks, Japan, 2007–2011
Gaowa, Norio Ohashi, Minami Aochi et al. (14 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases Open Access
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48 citations
3626 days before retraction
Rickettsial infections
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Cambridge University Press eBooks
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Looking for Tropheryma whipplei Source and Reservoir in Rural Senegal
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open Access
Published: Dec 2012
37 citations
3646 days before retraction
Clustered Cases of<i>Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae</i>Infection, France
Sophie Edouard, Philippe Parola, Cristina Socolovschi et al. (6 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases Open Access
Published: Dec 2012
27 citations
3651 days before retraction
First detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from Tunisia
Jean‐Paul Demoncheaux, Cristina Socolovschi, Bernard Davoust et al. (6 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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39 citations
3675 days before retraction
Candidatus Rickettsia hoogstraalii in Ethiopian Argas persicus ticks
Vera Pader, Joanna Nikitorowicz-Buniak, Alemseged Abdissa et al. (8 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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30 citations
3687 days before retraction
Rickettsiae of spotted fever group, Borrelia valaisiana, and Coxiella burnetii in ticks on passerine birds and mammals from the Camargue in the south of France
Cristina Socolovschi, Pierre Adrien Reynaud, Tahar Kernif et al. (5 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Published: Nov 2012
61 citations
3688 days before retraction
Vectors of rickettsiae in Africa
Idir Bitam
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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19 citations
3703 days before retraction
Rickettsia africae in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from sub-Saharan Algeria
Tahar Kernif, Amel Djerbouh, Oleg Mediannikov et al. (8 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Published: Oct 2012
48 citations
3704 days before retraction
Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks and fleas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oleg Mediannikov, Bernard Davoust, Cristina Socolovschi et al. (6 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Published: Oct 2012
33 citations
3704 days before retraction
The first molecular detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in the ticks of camels from southern Algeria
Amel Djerbouh, Tahar Kernif, Assia Beneldjouzi et al. (8 authors)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Published: Oct 2012
30 citations
3704 days before retraction
Description of “yaaf”, the vesicular fever caused by acute Rickettsia felis infection in Senegal
Oleg Mediannikov, Florence Fenollar, Hubert Bassène et al. (7 authors)
Journal of Infection
Published: Oct 2012
43 citations
3713 days before retraction
Neglected tropical diseases of Namibia: Unsolved mysteries
Bruce H. Noden, Berta E. van der Colf
Acta Tropica Open Access
Published: Sep 2012
25 citations
3735 days before retraction
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Nathalie Acestor, Richard Cooksey, Paul N. Newton et al. (9 authors)
PLoS ONE Open Access
Published: Sep 2012
128 citations
3750 days before retraction
<i>Rickettsia</i>Species in Ticks Removed from Humans in Istanbul, Turkey
Ayşen Gargılı, Ana M. Palomar, Kenan Midilli et al. (6 authors)
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Open Access
Published: Aug 2012
61 citations
3760 days before retraction
Cross-protection among Rickettsia species and subspecies in a guinea pig model of cutaneous infection
Yassina Bechah, Jean‐Louis Mège, Didier Raoult
Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Published: Jul 2012
1 citation
3809 days before retraction
Treatable Bacterial Infections Are Underrecognized Causes of Fever in Ethiopian Children
Sara J. Aarsland, Alejandro Castellanos-González, Kameron P. Lockamy et al. (7 authors)
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open Access
Published: Jul 2012
19 citations
3816 days before retraction
Genome Sequence of “Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolitimonae”
Erwin Sentausa, Khalid El Karkouri, Catherine Robert et al. (5 authors)
Journal of Bacteriology Open Access
Published: Apr 2012
8 citations
3900 days before retraction
Pathogen Prevalence in Ticks Collected from the Vegetation and Livestock in Nigeria
Anna Reye, O.G. Arinola, Judith M. Hübschen et al. (4 authors)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open Access
Published: Feb 2012
115 citations
3958 days before retraction
<i>Rickettsia felis</i>Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
Alice N. Maina, Darryn L. Knobel, Ju Jiang et al. (11 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases Open Access
Published: Jan 2012
86 citations
3976 days before retraction
Molecular Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae Associated with Ixodid Ticks in Egypt
Sobhy Abdel-Shafy, Nesreen Allam Tantawy Allam, Oleg Mediannikov et al. (5 authors)
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Published: Jan 2012
91 citations
3996 days before retraction
Quick Stats
Total Citations: 156
Years Since Retraction: 2.9 years
Open Access: Yes
Last Checked: Jul 24, 2025
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