关于葡萄牙大陆病的最新情况:新出现的威胁和潜在的载体

Leonardo Moerbeck1,2, Ricardo Parreira3,4,5, Gonçalo Seixas3,4

  • 1Global Health and Tropical Medicine- Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University of Lisbon, Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008, Lisbon, Portugal. moerbeck.leonardo@gmail.com.

Parasites & vectors
|December 24, 2024
PubMed
概括

传播的病 (TBR) 是一个越来越令人担忧的问题. 这项研究在葡萄牙26.35%的虫中发现了Rickettsia细菌,确定了几种物种,并强调了监测和控制的必要性.

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