Abstract Background The study of parasites provides insight into intricate ecological
relationships in ecosystem dynamics, food web structures, and evolution on multiple scales …

Background Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne parasites causing subclinical to clinical disease
in wild and domestic animals. Aim of this study was to determine Hepatozoon prevalence …

Eurasian beavers Castor fiber are potential hosts for a range of infectious diseases and
parasites, including those typical of common European rodents. A number of infectious …

Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) and Hepatozoon spp. are important vector-
borne parasites of humans and animals. CNM is a relatively recently discovered pathogen of …

Background Rodents are important in the life-cycle of ticks as hosts for immature
developmental stages. Both rodents and ticks are of public health interest as they are …

By amplification and sequencing of 18S rRNA gene fragments, Hepatozoon spp. DNA was
detected in 0.08%(4/5057) and 0.04%(1/2473) of questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from Slovakia …

The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), widely distributed in Asia, is a natural reservoir for
Yersinia pestis, Leishmania donovani and some species of helminths. In this study, 188 …

Fleas (Siphonaptera) as obligate, blood-feeding ectoparasites are, together with ticks,
hosted by small mammals and can transmit causative agents of serious infections. This …

Among the Apicomplexa parasites, Hepatozoon spp. have been mainly studied in domestic
animals and peri-urban areas. The epidemiology of Hepatozoon spp. is poorly investigated …

Wild rodents, as natural reservoir hosts carrying various species of pathogens, play an
important role in the evolution and emergence of zoonotic diseases. In this study, protist …