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Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
; 18(2): 114-116, 2018 02.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29319413
RESUMEN
Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsia was assessed in 92/325 lice collected on 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Overall, 7/92 (7.61%) Haematopinus suis were found positive to R. slovaca. The presence of R. slovaca DNA on H. suis questions about the relationship that may exist between R. slovaca and lice.