Identification of tick-borne pathogens using metagenomic analyses in H. longicornis feeding on humans in downtown Beijing

• Main Authors: Jizhou Lv (Author), Huiyu Wang (Author), Xueqing Han (Author), Lin Mei (Author), Xiangfen Yuan (Author), Yufang Kong (Author), Junhua Deng (Author), Zhen F. Fu (Author), Shaoqiang Wu (Author), Xiangmei Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract On August 14th, 2018, a Beijing resident living in Xicheng District found a female H. longicornis tick attached to the skin at the front of his upper shin. On examination, the patient was afebrile and appeared well. The species of the tick was identified through morphological characteristic...