Molecular Evidence of Bartonella Species in Ixodid Ticks and domestic animals in Palestine

Molecular Evidence of Bartonella Species in Ixodid Ticks and domestic animals in Palestine

Ticks play an important role in disease transmission as vectors for human and animal pathogens, including the Gram-negative pathogen Bartonella. Here, we evaluated the presence of Bartonella in ixodid ticks and domestic animals from Palestine. We tested 633 partly engorged ticks and 139 blood sample...

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Main Authors: Suheir Ereqat, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Ahmad Abedelkader, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Taher Alkilani, Kifaya Azmi, Ziad Abdeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Rhipicephalus
Hyalomma
B. bovis
Palestine.
Bartenollosis
B. chomelii
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01217/full

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