Predominant risk factors for tick-borne co-infections in hunting dogs from the USA

Abstract Background Both incidence and geographical range of tick-borne disease has increased across the USA. Similar to people, dogs are hosts for Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi. Dogs also share our homes and beds, making them both a sentinel for the ticks in...

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Main Authors: Kurayi Mahachi, Eric Kontowicz, Bryan Anderson, Angela J. Toepp, Adam Leal Lima, Mandy Larson, Geneva Wilson, Tara Grinnage-Pulley, Carolyne Bennett, Marie Ozanne, Michael Anderson, Hailie Fowler, Molly Parrish, Jill Saucier, Phyllis Tyrrell, Zachary Palmer, Jesse Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Breanna Scorza, Grant Brown, Jacob J. Oleson, Christine A. Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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USA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04118-x