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Bat-associated ticks as a potential link for vector-borne pathogen transmission between bats and other animals
25 Oct 2024
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BACKGROUND: Potentially zoonotic pathogens have been previously detected in bat-associated ticks, but their role in disease transmission and their frequency of feeding on non-bat hosts is poorly known. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We used molecular blood meal analysis to reveal feeding patterns of the bat-associated tick species Ixodes ariadnae, I. simplex, and I. vespertilionis collected from cave and mine...
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