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. 2010 Jan;50(1):93-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10493-009-9283-x. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

First detection of Rickettsia slovaca in Greece

Melania Kachrimanidou  1 , Efimia Souliou, Vassiliki Pavlidou, Antonis Antoniadis, Anna Papa
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First detection of Rickettsia slovaca in Greece

Melania Kachrimanidou et al. Exp Appl Acarol. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Seven hundred and three ticks collected in November and June of 2004-2006 from domestic animals in four localities of Halkidiki prefecture, Northern Greece, were tested for the presence of ricketsial DNA. Rickettsia slovaca was detected in one pool of Rhipicephalus bursa ticks, representing the first report of detection of R. slovaca in Greece.

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