Ticks and associated pathogens collected from cats in Sicily and Calabria (Italy)
Abstract Background Limited information is available about the species of ticks infesting the cat and the pathogens that they harbor. The aims of the present study were to identify the species of ticks removed from cats living in Sicily and Calabria (Italy) and to detect DNA of vector-borne pathogen...
Main Authors: | Maria-Grazia Pennisi, Maria-Flaminia Persichetti, Lorena Serrano, Laura Altet, Stefano Reale, Laura Gulotta, Laia Solano-Gallego |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-10-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1128-3 |
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