Hyalomma ticks infecting tortoises in North Africa and Turkey: distribution, genetic variation and their role as potential vectors

Hyalomma aegyptium is the most common tick species infesting tortoises in the Palearctic. Although larvae and nymphs of these ticks feed on different animal groups, adults of H. aegyptium are highly specific to Testudo. Hyalomma are also carriers of various microorganisms, including pathogens. In th...

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Autor principal: Perera, A. (author)
Outros Autores: Silveira, D. (author), Graciá, E. (author), Giménez, A. (author), Saramago-Nunes, C. (author), Lopes de Carvalho, I. (author), Núncio, M.S. (author), Harris, D.J. (author), Norte, A.C. (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2020
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6765
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/6765