What is it about?
This study aimed to detect the prevalence of Hepatozoon by PCR in domestic animals and ticks froma fragmented rainforest area from southeast Mexico and analyze the phylogeographic structure of the parasites detected.
Featured Image
Why is it important?
Under fragmented and disturbed conditions of habitat in Balancan, the presence of H. canis may represent a potential risk for other species of domestic andwildlife animals.
Perspectives
We believe that the fragmentation of forests and forests contributes to the redistribution of pathogens, which can cause health problems in domestic and wild animals, as well as in humans.
J Leopoldo Aguilar-Faisal
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: First molecular evidence of Hepatozoon canis in domestic dogs and ticks in fragmented rainforest areas in Mexico, Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, December 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2016.11.001.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
