Title |
Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-183 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Edwin Claerebout, Bertrand Losson, Christel Cochez, Stijn Casaert, Anne-Catherine Dalemans, Ann De Cat, Maxime Madder, Claude Saegerman, Paul Heyman, Laetitia Lempereur |
Abstract |
Although Ixodes spp. are the most common ticks in North-Western Europe, recent reports indicated an expanding geographical distribution of Dermacentor reticulatus in Western Europe. Recently, the establishment of a D. reticulatus population in Belgium was described. D. reticulatus is an important vector of canine and equine babesiosis and can transmit several Rickettsia species, Coxiella burnetii and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), whilst Ixodes spp. are vectors of pathogens causing babesiosis, borreliosis, anaplasmosis, rickettsiosis and TBEV. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Belgium | 1 | 14% |
Norway | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 5 | 71% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Hungary | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 151 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 26 | 17% |
Researcher | 24 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 6% |
Other | 29 | 19% |
Unknown | 35 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 43 | 28% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 22% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 12% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 6% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 2% |
Other | 9 | 6% |
Unknown | 38 | 24% |