Detection and phylogenetic characterization of Theileria spp. and Anaplasma marginale in Rhipicephalus bursa in Portugal
- Authors: Antunes S, Cabezas-Cruz A, Domingos A, Ferrolho J, Padre L, Santos AS, Santos-Silva MM, Velez R
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16300048?via%3Dihub#!%20
Ticks are obligatory blood-sucking arthropod (Acari:Ixodida) ectoparasites of domestic and wild animals as well as humans. The incidence of tick-borne diseases is rising worldwide, challenging our approach toward diagnosis, treatment and control options. Rhipicephalus bursa Canestrini and Fanzago, 1877, a two-host tick widely distributed in the Palearctic Mediterranean region, is considered a multi-host tick that […]
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