Use of DNA sequences for Rickettsia identification in Ixodes ricinus ticks: the first detection of Rickettsia monacensis in Poland
Rymaszewska A;Piotrowski M;;
microbes and infection2013Vol. 15pp. -
381
a2013microbesuse
Abstract
The cosmopolitan tick Ixodes ricinus inhabiting Europe, including Poland, is a vector for many pathogens, such as various Rickettsia species, which spread to new territories. They are present mainly in the Mediterranean countries, but have also been found in Central Europe at increasing frequency. I …