Ticks and associated pathogens in dogs from Greece

Ticks and associated pathogens in dogs from Greece

Abstract Background With the aim to assess the occurrence of hard ticks and the pathogens they may carry in dogs from Greece, ixodid specimens (n = 757) were collected from 310 animals living in six provinces across the Greek peninsula. All ticks were morphologically identified, and genomic DNA was...

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Main Authors: Maria Stefania Latrofa, Athanasios Angelou, Alessio Giannelli, Giada Annoscia, Silvia Ravagnan, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Gioia Capelli, Lenaig Halos, Frederic Beugnet, Elias Papadopoulos, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ticks
Tick-borne pathogens
Dogs
Greece
PCR
qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2225-2

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