PCR based prevalence study of Francisella tularensis in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv oblasts during 2015–2018
Pubblicato online: 31 gen 2020
Pagine: 63 - 71
Ricevuto: 03 giu 2019
Accettato: 17 gen 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0007
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Introduction
Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium
Material and Methods
Samples were collected using the flag method (for ticks) and break-back traps (for rodents). Also, hay, water and owl pellets were collected for study. The
Results
It was found that in Kharkiv oblast, 23% of collected samples were positive for
Conclusion
Among the sample types, 34.7% of ticks, 1.8% of rodents, and 36.4% of pellets were positive for