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Genetic diversity analysis of Dermacentor nuttalli within Inner Mongolia, China.
Parasites & vectors - 1 Mar 2021
Gui Zheng, Wu Lin, Cai Hao, Mu Lan, Yu Jing-Feng, Fu Shao-Yin, Si Xiao-Yan
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BACKGROUND: Ticks (Arthropoda, Ixodida), after mosquitoes, are the second most prevalent vector of infectious diseases. They are responsible for spreading a multitude of pathogens and threatening the health and welfare of animals and human beings. However, given the history of tick-borne pathogen infections in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, surprisingly, neither the genetic diversity nor the...
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