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SUBMITTER: Nahayo A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976503 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nahayo Adrien A Bardiau Marjorie M Volpe Rosario R Pirson Jessica J Paternostre Julien J Fett Thomas T Linden Annick A
BMC veterinary research 20140402
<h4>Background</h4>Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne pathogen of veterinary and human importance. Both ticks as vectors and vertebrates as reservoir hosts are essential for the cycle maintenance of this bacterium. Currently, the whole range of animal species reservoirs for A. phagocytophilum in natural environment is still unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infection with A. phagocytophilum in the wild boar population in southern Belgium.<h4>Resul ...[more]