Role of reptiles and associated arthropods in the epidemiology of rickettsioses: A one health paradigm.

Role of reptiles and associated arthropods in the epidemiology of rickettsioses: A one health paradigm.

We assessed the presence of Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in reptiles, their ectoparasites and in questing ticks collected in a nature preserve park in southern Italy, as well as in a peri-urban area in another region. We also investigated the exposure to these pat...

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Main Authors: Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Ranju Ravindran Santhakumari Manoj, Maria Stefania Latrofa, Roberta Iatta, Giada Annoscia, Piero Lovreglio, Angela Stufano, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Bernard Davoust, Younes Laidoudi, Oleg Mediannikov, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009090

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