Molecular analysis of Anaplasma ovis, Theileria ovis and Brucella abortus in adult Ornithodoros lahorensis soft ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) isolated from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China

oleh: Liu Dandan, Wang Jinming, Liu Yutong, Wang Shuiyi, Zhu Huiru, Jiang Bingbing, Li Yongchang, Zhang Yang, Chahan Bayin, Zhang Wei

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Sciendo 2024-09-01

Deskripsi

Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods that cause significant economic losses in domestic animal husbandry and threaten public health. However, information about soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) and tick-borne pathogens in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China is scarce.