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Epidemiological study of relapsing fever borreliae detected in Haemaphysalis ticks and wild animals in the western part of Japan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Furuno Kiwa, Lee Kyunglee, Itoh Yukie, Suzuki Kazuo, Yonemitsu Kenzo, Kuwata Ryusei, Shimoda Hiroshi, Watarai Masahisa, Maeda Ken, Takano Ai
Abstract excerpt
The genus Borrelia comprises arthropod-borne bacteria, which are infectious agents in vertebrates. They are mainly transmitted by ixodid or argasid ticks. In Hokkaido, Japan, Borrelia spp. were found in deer and Haemaphysalis ticks between 2011 and 2013; however, the study was limited to a particular area. Therefore, in the present study, we conducted large-scale surveillance of ticks and wild animals in the...
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