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First report of Rickettsia raoultii and R. slovaca in Melophagus ovinus, the sheep ked

BACKGROUND: Melophagus ovinus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), a hematophagous ectoparasite, is mainly found in Europe, Northwestern Africa, and Asia. This wingless fly infests sheep, rabbits, and red foxes, and causes inflammation, wool loss and skin damage. Furthermore, this parasite has been shown to tr...

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Autores principales: Liu, Dan, Wang, Yuan-Zhi, Zhang, Huan, Liu, Zhi-Qiang, Wureli, Ha-zi, Wang, Shi-Wei, Tu, Chang-Chun, Chen, Chuang-Fu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27884170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1885-7