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Babesia genotypes in Haemaphysalis concinna collected from birds in Hungary reflect phylogeographic connections with Siberia and the Far East.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jun 2017
Flaisz Barbara, Sulyok Kinga M, Kováts Dávid, Kontschán Jenő, Csörgő Tibor, Csipak Ármin, Gyuranecz Miklós, Hornok Sándor
Abstract excerpt
Haemaphysalis concinna is the second most common tick species attaching to birds in Hungary. Recently, Babesia genotypes, found in Siberia and the Far East, have been detected in this tick species collected from the vegetation in Hungary and Slovakia. The aim of this study was to molecularly investigate if these piroplasms also occur in H. concinna carried by migratory birds, which might explain their occurrence...
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