Tick- and fly-borne bacteria in ungulates: the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, haemoplasmas and rickettsiae in water buffalo and deer species in Central Europe, Hungary

Tick- and fly-borne bacteria in ungulates: the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, haemoplasmas and rickettsiae in water buffalo and deer species in Central Europe, Hungary

Abstract Background Hunting constitutes an important industry in Europe. However, data on the prevalence of vector-borne bacteria in large game animal species are lacking from several countries. Blood or spleen samples (239 and 270, respectively) were taken from red, fallow and roe deer, as well as...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, László Sugár, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, José de la Fuente, Gábor Horváth, Tibor Kovács, Attila Micsutka, Enikő Gönczi, Barbara Flaisz, Nóra Takács, Róbert Farkas, Marina L. Meli, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Mycoplasma wenyonii
‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos’
Mycoplasma suis
Rickettsia helvetica
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1403-6

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