Spotted fever group Rickettsiae in Dermacentor marginatusfrom wild boars in Italy
Running Title: SFG Rickettsiae in D. marginatus of wild boars
Giovanni Sgroia, Roberta Iattaa, Riccardo Paolo Liaa, Nicola D’Alessiob, Ranju Ravindran Santhakumari Manoja, Vincenzo Venezianoc,d, Domenico Otrantoa,e
aDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 70010, Valenzano, Italy
bIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055, Portici, Italy
cDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
dOsservatorio Faunistico Venatorio - Campania Region, Naples, Italy
eFaculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
*Corresponding author:
Domenico Otranto
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, 70010 Bari, Italy
Phone: +39 0805443839
E-mail address:domenico.otranto@uniba.it(D. Otranto)