Article
Genetic variability of Rickettsia spp. in Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis ticks from the Russian Far East.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Sept 2018
Igolkina Yana, Rar Vera, Vysochina Nelya, Ivanov Leonid, Tikunov Artem, Pukhovskaya Natalya, Epikhina Tamara, Golovljova Irina, Tikunova Nina
Abstract excerpt
The Russian Far East is an endemic region for tick-borne rickettsioses. However, the prevalence and genetic variability of Rickettsia species in this region have not been extensively investigated. In this study, 188 Dermacentor silvarum, 439 Haemaphysalis concinna, and 374 Haemaphysalis japonica adult ticks were collected from four locations in Khabarovsk Province and three locations in Amur Province in the...
Topics
- Animals
- Dermacentor
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Ixodidae
- Larva
- Male
- Nymph
- Rickettsia
- Siberia
