Investigation of tick-borne bacteria (Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Borrelia spp.) in ticks collected from Andean tapirs, cattle and vegetation from a protected area in Ecuador

BACKGROUND: Ixodid ticks play an important role in the transmission and ecology of infectious diseases. Information about the circulation of tick-borne bacteria in ticks is lacking in Ecuador. Our aims were to investigate the tick species that parasitize Andean tapirs and cattle, and those present i...

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Autores principales: Pesquera, Cristina, Portillo, Aránzazu, Palomar, Ana M, Oteo, José A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25616567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0662-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25616567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0662-3

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