Co-infection of Ticks: The Rule Rather Than the Exception.

• Main Authors: Sara Moutailler (Author), Claire Valiente Moro (Author), Elise Vaumourin (Author), Lorraine Michelet (Author), Florence Hélène Tran (Author), Elodie Devillers (Author), Jean-François Cosson (Author), Patrick Gasqui (Author), Van Tran Van (Author), Patrick Mavingui (Author), Gwenaël Vourc'h (Author), Muriel Vayssier-Taussat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Ticks are the most common arthropod vectors of both human and animal diseases in Europe, and the Ixodes ricinus tick species is able to transmit a large number of bacteria, viruses and parasites. Ticks may also be co-infected with several pathogens, with a subsequent high likelihood of...