A broad-range survey of ticks from livestock in Northern Xinjiang: changes in tick distribution and the isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

A broad-range survey of ticks from livestock in Northern Xinjiang: changes in tick distribution and the isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

Abstract Background Borreliosis is highly prevalent in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. However, little is known about the presence of Borrelia pathogens in tick species in this region, in addition Borrelia pathogens have not been isolated from domestic animals. Methods We collected adult ti...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Zhi Wang, Lu-Meng Mu, Ke Zhang, Mei-Hua Yang, Lin Zhang, Jing-Yun Du, Zhi-Qiang Liu, Yong-Xiang Li, Wei-Hua Lu, Chuang-Fu Chen, Yan Wang, Rong-Gui Chen, Jun Xu, Li Yuan, Wan-Jiang Zhang, Wei-Ze Zuo, Ren-Fu Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick species
Borrelia burgdorferi
Northern Xinjiang
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1021-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1021-0

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