Detection of Borrelia lusitaniae, Rickettsia sp. IRS3, Rickettsia monacensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus collected in Madeira Island, Portugal

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 575-579

  Carvalho, Isabel Lopes De ^a   Milhano, Natacha ^a   Santos, Ana Sofia ^a   Almeida, Victor ^b   Barros, Silvia C ^c   Sousa, Rita De ^a   Núncio, Maria Sofia ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b Região Autónoma Da Madeira ^*  (Portugal)

^c Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; B. lusitaniae; Ixodes ricinus; Madeira; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA LUSITANIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IXODES RICINUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA MONACENSIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BORRELIA; IXODES; PORTUGAL; RICKETTSIA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA; BORRELIA LUSITANIAE; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA MONACENSIS; RICKETTSIA SP.;

EID: 50849087979     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0245     Document Type: Article

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