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Under the skin: Ixodes ticks in the subcutaneous tissue of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Germany
BACKGROUND: Ixodes spp. are vectors of zoonotic pathogens. All three active life stages (larvae, nymphs, adults) need to feed on a host in order to develop. Usually ticks parasitize attached to the external surface of their hosts’ skin. Interestingly, in some cases ticks can also be found in the sub...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7171784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32312296 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04061-x |