Patterns of flea infestation in rodents and insectivores from intensified agro-ecosystems, Northwest Spain

Patterns of flea infestation in rodents and insectivores from intensified agro-ecosystems, Northwest Spain

Abstract Background Fleas frequently infest small mammals and play important vectoring roles in the epidemiology of (re)emerging zoonotic disease. Rodent outbreaks in intensified agro-ecosystems of North-West Spain have been recently linked to periodic zoonotic diseases spillover to local human popu...

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Main Authors: Silvia Herrero-Cófreces, Manuel Fabio Flechoso, Ruth Rodríguez-Pastor, Juan José Luque-Larena, François Mougeot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Aggregation
Apodemus sylvaticus
Crocidura russula
Ectoparasite
Host sex effects
Microtus arvalis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04492-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04492-6

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