Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium

Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium

Abstract Background Autochthonous populations of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in the Netherlands were discovered after fatal cases of babesiosis occurred in resident dogs in 2004. The presence of D. reticulatus in the Netherlands has also linked with the emergence of piroplasmosis in the resident h...

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Main Authors: Frans Jongejan, Moniek Ringenier, Michael Putting, Laura Berger, Stefan Burgers, Reinier Kortekaas, Jesse Lenssen, Marleen van Roessel, Michiel Wijnveld, Maxime Madder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ticks
Dermacentor reticulatus
Netherlands
Belgium
Babesia canis
Babesia caballi
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0841-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0841-2

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