Molecular pathogen screening of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria

Molecular pathogen screening of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria

Abstract Background Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), also known as louse flies or keds, are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of animals, and accidentally of humans. The potential role of hippoboscids as vectors of human and veterinary pathogens is being increasingly investigated, but...

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Main Authors: Miguel Peña-Espinoza, Daniel Em, Bita Shahi-Barogh, Dominik Berer, Georg G. Duscher, Lara van der Vloedt, Walter Glawischnig, Steffen Rehbein, Josef Harl, Maria S. Unterköfler, Hans-Peter Fuehrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Bartonella
Hippobosca equina
Hippoboscidae
Lipoptena cervi
Melophagus ovinus
Vector-borne pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05810-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05810-4

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