Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp., Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. in questing ticks from a recreational park, Portugal

Tick-borne agents with medical relevance have been recorded in Portugal but little is known about their oc-currence in urban outdoor leisure areas. This study aimed to investigate ticks and tick-borne agents in threepublic parks of Lisbon’s metropolitan area. A total of 234 questing ticks belonging...

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Main Author: Santos, A.S. (author)
Other Authors: de Bruin, A. (author), Veloso, A.R. (author), Marques, C. (author), Pereira da Fonseca, I. (author), De Sousa, R. (author), Sprong, H. (author), Santos-Silva, M.M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Ticks
Tick-borne Agents
Recreational Parks
Portugal
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5840
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/5840

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5840

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