Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium
BACKGROUND : Autochthonous populations of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in the Netherlands were discovered after fatal cases of babesiosis occurred in resident dogs in 2004. The presence of D. reticulatus in the Netherlands has also linked with the emergence of piroplasmosis in the resident horse population. The aim of this study was to put together results of continued surveillance of field sites and hosts for this tick in the Netherlands and also in Belgium and determine their infection status for Babesia and Theileria species. METHODS : Ticks were collected from the vegetation at 11 locatio... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
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BioMed Central
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Schlagwörter: | Ticks / Dermacentor reticulatus / Netherlands / Belgium / Babesia canis / Babesia caballi |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26604447 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49300 |