Anaplasma phagocytophilum prevalence in ticks and rodents in an urban and natural habitat in South-Western Slovakia

Abstract Background Ixodes ricinus is the principal vector of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the ethiological agent of granulocytic anaplasmosis in Europe. Anaplasmosis is an emerging zoonotic disease with a natural enzootic cycle. The reservoir competence of rodents is unclear. Monitoring of A. phagocy...

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Main Authors: Zuzana Svitálková, Danka Haruštiaková, Lenka Mahríková, Lenka Berthová, Mirko Slovák, Elena Kocianová, Mária Kazimírová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0880-8