Molecular detection of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and Rickettsia spp. in hard ticks distributed in Tokachi District, eastern Hokkaido, Japan
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Ticks transmit various pathogens, including parasites, bacteria and viruses to humans and animals. To investigate the ticks and the potentially zoonotic pathogens that they may carry, questing ticks were collected in 2017 from 7 sites in Tokachi District, east... ...