Presence of zoonotic agents in engorged ticks and hedgehog faeces from Erinaceus europaeus in (sub) urban areas

BACKGROUND: European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are hosts for Ixodes hexagonus and I. ricinus ticks, which are vectors for zoonotic microorganisms. In addition, hedgehogs may carry several enteric zoonoses as well. It is unclear to what extent a presence of pathogens in hedgehogs poses a risk t...

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Autores principales: Krawczyk, Aleksandra I, van Leeuwen, Arieke Docters, Jacobs-Reitsma, Wilma, Wijnands, Lucas M, Bouw, El, Jahfari, Setareh, van Hoek, Angela H A M, van der Giessen, Joke W B, Roelfsema, Jeroen H, Kroes, Michiel, Kleve, Jenny, Dullemont, Yolanda, Sprong, Hein, de Bruin, Arnout
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/PMC4406014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0814-5

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