Molecular epidemiological study on ticks and tick-borne protozoan parasites (Apicomplexa: Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon spp.) from wild cats (Felis silvestris), Mustelidae and red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in central Europe, Hungary

Molecular epidemiological study on ticks and tick-borne protozoan parasites (Apicomplexa: Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon spp.) from wild cats (Felis silvestris), Mustelidae and red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in central Europe, Hungary

Abstract Background Among live wild mammals adapted to urban and peri-urban habitats in Europe, members of the families Felidae, Mustelidae and Sciuridae deserve special attention as pathogen reservoirs because all of these families include members that are kept as pets. We report here the results o...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, Sándor A. Boldogh, Nóra Takács, Jenő Kontschán, Sándor Szekeres, Endre Sós, Attila D. Sándor, Yuanzhi Wang, Barbara Tuska-Szalay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cytauxzoon
Hepatozoon
Ixodes
Haemaphysalis
18S rRNA gene
Transstadial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05271-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05271-1

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