Red Foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) Are Exposed to High Diversity of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Sensu Lato Species Infecting Fox-Derived <i>Ixodes</i> Ticks in West-Central Poland
The role of red fox, <i>Vulpes vulpes</i>, and its associated ticks in maintaining <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato (s.l.) was studied. A total of 1583 ticks were removed from ears of 120 infested animals and were identified as species using a nested PCR targeting the I...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/6/696 |