Foci report on indigenous <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> populations in Belgium and a preliminary study of associated babesiosis pathogens

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The occurrence of autochthonous clinical cases of canine and equine babesiosis in Belgium during the last two decades suggests that the vector of the pathogens responsible for these diseases, Dermacentor reticulatus (Ixodida: Ixodidae), may be present in this country. Consequently, evidence for the presence of this tick species in different locations within Belgium was investigated. Four different locations were...

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