Synanthropic rodents and their ectoparasites as carriers of a novel haemoplasma and vector-borne, zoonotic pathogens indoors

Abstract Background Despite their close association with human dwellings, the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of vector-borne infections is seldom studied. The aim of the present study was to compensate for this lack of information, by the molecular investigation of vector-borne bac...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, Gábor Földvári, Krisztina Rigó, Marina L Meli, Enikő Gönczi, Attila Répási, Róbert Farkas, Ibolya Papp, Jenő Kontschán, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0630-3