Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species

BACKGROUND: Hard ticks have been identified as important vectors of rickettsiae causing the spotted fever syndrome. Tick-borne rickettsiae are considered to be emerging, but only limited data are available about their presence in Western Europe, their natural life cycle and their reservoir hosts. Ix...

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Main Authors:	Sprong, Hein, Wielinga, Peter R, Fonville, Manoj, Reusken, Chantal, Brandenburg, Afke H, Borgsteede, Fred, Gaasenbeek, Cor, van der Giessen, Joke WB
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BioMed Central 2009
Subjects:	Research
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743653/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732416 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-41
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Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species

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