Molecular detection of Anaplasma infections in ixodid ticks from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• Main Authors: Rong Han (Author), Ji-Fei Yang (Author), Muhammad Uzair Mukhtar (Author), Ze Chen (Author), Qing-Li Niu (Author), Yuan-Qing Lin (Author), Guang-Yuan Liu (Author), Jian-Xun Luo (Author), Hong Yin (Author), Zhi-Jie Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Anaplasma species are tick-transmitted obligate intracellular bacteria that infect many wild and domestic animals and humans. The prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in ixodid ticks of Qinghai Province is poorly understood. In this study, a total of 1104 questing adult ticks were investigated for...