Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium
Background: Although Ixodes spp. are the most common ticks in North-Western Europe, recent reports indicated an expanding geographical distribution of Dermacentor reticulatus in Western Europe. Recently, the establishment of a D. reticulatus population in Belgium was described. D. reticulatus is an important vector of canine and equine babesiosis and can transmit several Rickettsia species, Coxiella burnetii and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), whilst Ixodes spp. are vectors of pathogens causing babesiosis, borreliosis, anaplasmosis, rickettsiosis and TBEV. Methods: A survey was conducted... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Schlagwörter: | Veterinary Sciences / RICKETTSIA-HELVETICA / MOLECULAR EVIDENCE / Cats / Belgium / Borrelia / Anaplasma / Rickettsia / IXODES-RICINUS TICKS / BURGDORFERI SENSU-LATO / BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI / ANAPLASMA-PHAGOCYTOPHILUM / GRANULOCYTIC EHRLICHIOSIS / DERMACENTOR-RETICULATUS / BORNE DISEASES / GENETIC-HETEROGENEITY / Ticks / Dermacentor reticulatus / Dogs |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589419 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/4158174 |