Tick-borne bacteria and protozoa detected in ticks collected from domestic animals and wildlife in central and southern Portugal

Ticks are vectors of many human and animal pathogens. The aim of this study was to screen bacteria and protozoa from ticks infesting domestic animals and wildlife collected in central and southern Portugal. A total of 593 ticks, comprising 465 (78.4%) adults, 122 (20.6%) nymphs, and six (1.0%) larvae, were collected from 283 hosts of […]
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Multiple Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) genetic groups detected in Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Dermacentor ticks from southern Portugal

Authors: Campino L, Cotão AJ, Esteves A, Figueira L, Maia C, Nunes M, Parreira R, Pereira A, Vieira ML
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16301625

In the last decade, various research groups have reported a large diversity of new tick-borne phleboviruses, mostly prompted by the discovery of important human pathogens such as the Heartland and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome viruses. Since these analyses have rarely been conducted using ticks collected from Southern Europe, this study was carried out so […]
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Tick-borne bacteria and protozoa detected in ticks collected from domestic animals and wildlife in central and southern Portugal

Multiple Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) genetic groups detected in Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Dermacentor ticks from southern Portugal

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