Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne pathogens in dogs and ticks from Nigeria.

• Main Authors: Joshua Kamani (Author), Gad Baneth (Author), Kosta Y Mumcuoglu (Author), Ndadilnasiya E Waziri (Author), Osnat Eyal (Author), Yifat Guthmann (Author), Shimon Harrus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Only limited information is currently available on the prevalence of vector borne and zoonotic pathogens in dogs and ticks in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to use molecular techniques to detect and characterize vector borne pathogens in dogs and ticks from Nigeria. METHODOLOGY/PRINC...