Screening of bat faeces for arthropod-borne apicomplexan protozoa: Babesia canis and Besnoitia besnoiti-like sequences from Chiroptera

Screening of bat faeces for arthropod-borne apicomplexan protozoa: Babesia canis and Besnoitia besnoiti-like sequences from Chiroptera

Abstract Background Bats are among the most eco-epidemiologically important mammals, owing to their presence in human settlements and animal keeping facilities. Roosting of bats in buildings may bring pathogens of veterinary-medical importance into the environment of domestic animals and humans. In...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, Péter Estók, Dávid Kováts, Barbara Flaisz, Nóra Takács, Krisztina Szőke, Aleksandra Krawczyk, Jenő Kontschán, Miklós Gyuranecz, András Fedák, Róbert Farkas, Anne-Jifke Haarsma, Hein Sprong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Vector-borne
Chiroptera
Faecal DNA
Apicomplexa
Dermacentor
Stomoxys
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1052-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1052-6

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