Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China

Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China

Abstract Background Rickettsia species belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) cause infections in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. At least ten SFG Rickettsia species are known to occur in China. However, the distribution of rickettsiae in ticks and fleas in the border region of northweste...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shengnan Song, Chuangfu Chen, Meihua Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Baoju Wang, Sándor Hornok, Bolatkhan Makhatov, Kadyken Rizabek, Yuanzhi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Fleas
Northwestern China
Rickettsia
Ticks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3233-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3233-6

Similar Items