Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania

Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania

Abstract Background Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are one of the most widespread wild carnivores in the world, being recognized to harbor and transmit a wide range of vector-borne diseases. Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are zoonotic tick-borne pathogens causing emerging d...

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Main Authors: Mirabela Oana Dumitrache, Ioana Adriana Matei, Angela Monica Ionică, Zsuzsa Kalmár, Gianluca D’Amico, Sándor Sikó-Barabási, Dan Traian Ionescu, Călin Mircea Gherman, Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Red foxes
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Borrelia burgdorferi
Tick-borne pathogens
Romania
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1130-9

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