Ehrlichia ruminantium (Ehrlichiaceae) infection rates and genotyping in Amblyomma species from southern Africa.
Smit A, Mulandane FC, Wójcik SH, Malabwa C, Sili G, Mandara S, Pineau KP, Lecollinet S, Exbrayat A, Rodrigues V, Vineer HR, Dlamkile Z, Stoltsz WH, Meyer DF, Morar-Leather D, Makepeace BL, Neves L.
Smit A, et al.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2025 Mar 17;16(3):102462. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102462. Online ahead of print.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2025.
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Amblyomma, the third largest genus in the Ixodidae, is important in southern Africa due to its vector competence for Ehrlichia ruminantium and other pathogens. Ehrlichia ruminantium, the causative agent of heartwater, a potentially lethal disease in ru …
Amblyomma, the third largest genus in the Ixodidae, is important in southern Africa due to its vector competence for Ehrlichia rum …