Journal article
Rickettsia helvetica in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks.
- Dobec M Medizinische Laboratorien Dr F. Kaeppeli, Zurich, Switzerland. m.dobec@medica-labor.ch
- Golubic D
- Punda-Polic V
- Kaeppeli F
- Sievers M
- 2009-01-01
Published in:
- Emerging infectious diseases. - 2009
Animals
Arachnid Vectors
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Croatia
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Dermacentor
Rickettsia
Sequence Analysis, DNA
English
We report on the molecular evidence that Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in Croatia are infected with Rickettsia helvetica (10%) or Rickettsia slovaca (2%) or co-infected with both species (1%). These findings expand the knowledge of the geographic distribution of R. helvetica and D. reticulatus ticks.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.3201/eid1501.080815
- PMID 19116063
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/251714
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