Diverse tick-borne microorganisms identified in free-living ungulates in Slovakia

Diverse tick-borne microorganisms identified in free-living ungulates in Slovakia

Abstract Background Free-living ungulates are hosts of ixodid ticks and reservoirs of tick-borne microorganisms in central Europe and many regions around the world. Tissue samples and engorged ticks were obtained from roe deer, red deer, fallow deer, mouflon, and wild boar hunted in deciduous forest...

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Main Authors: Mária Kazimírová, Zuzana Hamšíková, Eva Špitalská, Lenka Minichová, Lenka Mahríková, Radoslav Caban, Hein Sprong, Manoj Fonville, Leonhard Schnittger, Elena Kocianová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Wildlife
Tick-borne pathogens
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Theileria
Slovakia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3068-1

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