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Detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected in Slovakia and Hungary

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A total of 235 adult ticks collected from vegetation in Slovakia and Hungary in 1998–2000 were tested for Coxiella burnetii by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). C. burnetii was identified in six ticks of Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor marginatus, and Haemaphysalis concinna species.

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  1. Slovak Academy of Science, Institute of Virology, Dúbravska cesta 9, Bratislava 4, Slovak Republic

    Eva Špitalská & Elena Kocianová

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Špitalská, E., Kocianová, E. Detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected in Slovakia and Hungary. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 263–266 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023330222657

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