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Molecular Characterization of Rickettsial Agents in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Sri Lanka

Because the majority of spotted fever group rickettsiae are transmitted to humans by tick bites, it is important to understand which ticks might play a role in transmission of rickettsial pathogens in Sri Lanka. The purpose of our study was to conduct molecular surveillance of 847 ticks collected in...

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Autores principales: Dasch, Gregory A., Eremeeva, Marina E., Zambrano, Maria L., Premaratna, Ranjan, Kularatne, S. A. M., Jayanthe Rajapakse, R. P. V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9209928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35405644
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0995