Synanthropic rodents and their ectoparasites as carriers of a novel haemoplasma and vector-borne zoonotic pathogens indoors

摘要

BackgroundDespite their close association with human dwellings, the role of synanthropic rodents in the epidemiology of vector-borne infections is seldom studied. The aim of the present study was to compensate for this lack of information, by the molecular investigation of vector-borne bacteria in peridomestic rodents and their ectoparasites.