Pulex irritans on Dogs and Cats: Morphological and Molecular Approach
Background: The painful bite of Pulex irritans; causes wound on the host body and is a vector for Bartonella bacteria species, which can cause trench fever, Rickettsia species, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Mediterranean spotted fever. We conducted a study to find out the hosts, abundance, as w...
Main Authors: | Amrollah Azarm, Abdolhossin Dalimi, Majied Pirestani, Anita Mohammadiha, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani, Narges Marvi-Moghaddam, Esmaiel Amiri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2023-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1529 |
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