Extensive Diversity of RNA Viruses in Australian Ticks

Abstract excerpt

Each year a growing number of individuals along the east coast of Australia experience debilitating disease following tick bites. As there is no evidence for the presence of the causative agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia b urgdorferi sensu lato , in Australian ticks, the etiological basis of this disease syndrome remains controversial. To characterize the viruses associated with Australian ticks, particularly...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
• Share to Vector-borne infectious diseases
• Share to Viral Infections and Vectors