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Bartonella henselaeinIxodes ricinusTicks (Acari: Ixodida) Removed from Humans, Belluno Province, Italy
1 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
The potential role of ticks as vectors of Bartonella species has recently been suggested. In this study, we investigated the presence of Bartonella species in 271 ticks removed from humans in Belluno Province, Italy. By using primers derived from the 60-kDa heat shock protein gene sequences, Bartonella DNA was amplified and sequenced from four Ixodes ricinus ticks (1.48%). To confirm this finding, we performed...
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