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Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in terrestrial leeches (Haemadipsa rjukjuana) feeding on human and animal blood in Gageo-do, Republic of Korea.
Parasites & vectors - 7 Jun 2016
Kang Jun-Gu, Won Sohyun, Kim Hye-Won, Kim Baek-Jun, Park Bae-Keun, Park Tae-Seo, Seo Hong-Yul, Chae Joon-Seok
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Leeches can transmit pathogens and are therefore potentially hazardous to human and animal health. However, only a few studies of diseases transmitted by land leeches have been reported. The purpose of the present study was to analyse which pathogens are carried in Haemadipsa rjukjuana, the first recorded sanguivorous land leech in the Republic of Korea (ROK). FINDINGS: A total of 173 H. rjukjuana...
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