Rickettsia spp. in rodent-attached ticks in Estonia and first evidence of spotted fever group Rickettsia species Candidatus Rickettsia uralica in Europe
Abstract Background Rickettsia spp. are human pathogens that cause a number of diseases and are transmitted by arthropods, such as ixodid ticks. Estonia is one of few regions where the distribution area of two medically important tick species, Ixodes persulcatus and I. ricinus, overlaps. The nidicol...
Main Authors: | Maria Vikentjeva, Julia Geller, Jaanus Remm, Irina Golovljova |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04564-7 |
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