First detection of Rickettsia helvetica in small mammals in Lithuania

A total of 489 small mammals belonging to seven species captured in Lithuania during 2013–2014 were investigated for Rickettsia pathogens. The overall prevalence of Rickettsia spp. was 27.6%, with a higher prevalence detected in Micromys minutus (45.9%), followed by Apodemus flavicollis (29.4%), Sor...

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Main Authors: D. Mardosaitė-Busaitienė, J. Radzijevskaja, L. Balčiauskas, A. Paulauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300039