Rickettsia spp. in bats of Romania: high prevalence of Rickettsia monacensis in two insectivorous bat species.
Ioana Adriana MateiAlexandra CorduneanuAttila D SándorAngela Monica IonicăLuciana PanaitZsuzsa KalmárTalida IvanIonel PapucCosmina BouariNicodim FitAndrei Daniel MihalcaPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
This study provides the first evidence of a possible involvement of these bat species in the epidemiology of Rickettsia spp., highlighting the importance of bats in natural cycles of these vector-borne pathogens.
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