Molecular detection of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia spp. in hard ticks distributed in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan

Molecular detection of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia spp. in hard ticks distributed in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan

Ticks transmit various pathogens, including parasites, bacteria and viruses to humans and animals. To investigate the ticks and the potentially zoonotic pathogens that they may carry, questing ticks were collected in 2017 from 7 sites in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan. A total of 1563 tic...

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Main Authors: Kiyoshi Okado, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Seung-Hun Lee, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Kozo Fujisaki, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Ixodes ovatus
Ixodes persulcatus
Haemaphysalis japonica
Haemaphysalis megaspinosa
Borrelia
Rickettsia
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