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Rickettsia japonica in ticks infesting a wild mammal in Thailand
Supanee Hirunkanokpun, Arunee Ahantarig, Visut Baimai…·Wachareeporn Trinachartvanit
The paper reports the first detection of Rickettsia japonica in Haemaphysalis hystricis ticks from a Burmese ferret-badger in Thailand, showing genetic similarity to known R. japonica strains.
DOI 10.1101/2021.02.23.432398