<i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> and <i>Babesia</i> Species of Sympatric Roe Deer (<i>Capreolus capreolus</i>), Fallow Deer (<i>Dama dama</i>), Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Red Deer (<i>Cervus elaphus</i>) in Germany

(1) Background: Wild cervids play an important role in transmission cycles of tick-borne pathogens; however, investigations of tick-borne pathogens in sika deer in Germany are lacking. (2) Methods: Spleen tissue of 74 sympatric wild cervids (30 roe deer, 7 fallow deer, 22 sika deer, 15 red deer) and...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Silaghi, Julia Fröhlich, Hubert Reindl, Dietmar Hamel, Steffen Rehbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/11/968