Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae infections in Ixodes ricinus ticks from urban and natural forested areas of Poland

Abstract Background Ixodes ricinus is a major vector for a range of microbial pathogens and the most prevalent and widely distributed tick species on the European continent, occurring in both natural and urban habitats. Nevertheless, little is known about the relative density of ticks in these two e...

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Main Authors: Renata Welc-Falęciak, Maciej Kowalec, Grzegorz Karbowiak, Anna Bajer, Jerzy M Behnke, Edward Siński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-121