Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks from parks in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy

Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks from parks in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and phylogenetic characterisation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks in three parks of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, an area in which no survey of this agent had previously been conducted. A total of 360 tick samples were analysed;...

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Main Authors: Sara Aureli, Janet E. Foley, Roberta Galuppi, Daniel Rejmanek, Cristina Bonoli, Maria Paola Tampieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2012-12-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Anaplasmosis
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Ixodes ricinus
Msp4
Polymerase chain reaction
rRNA
Tick.
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_4/413.pdf

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