The role of sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) as potential vector of protozoa and bacterial pathogens

Abstract The sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) hematophagous insect may act as a potential vector of vector-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Trypanosoma spp., Bartonella spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in sheep ked collected from sh...

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Main Authors: Joanna Werszko, Marek Asman, Joanna Witecka, Żaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska, Tomasz Szewczyk, Grzegorz Kuryło, Konrad Wilamowski, Grzegorz Karbowiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94895-x