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Rickettsia helvetica and R. monacensis infections in immature Ixodes ricinus ticks derived from sylvatic passerine birds in west-central Poland

The aim of this study was to assess the importance of forest passerine birds in spreading ixodid ticks infected with rickettsiae of spotted fever group (SFG) in sylvatic habitats in western Poland. In total, 834 immature Ixodes ricinus ticks were found on 64 birds of 11 species which were captured d...

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Autores principales: Biernat, Beata, Stańczak, Joanna, Michalik, Jerzy, Sikora, Bożena, Cieniuch, Stella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27164834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5110-6

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