TY - JOUR N2 - The bacterial species Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica are pathogenic for humans and domestic animals and are transmitted by ticks, e.g., of the Ixodes genus. Most of the vertebrate species constituting reservoirs for anaplasmas are known, but the potential reservoirs of rickettsiae are still under discussion. This study presents an analysis of the DNA of tick-borne pathogens isolated from the whole blood of goats grazing on meadows in West Pomerania, Poland. No DNA of A. phagocytophilum was found in the blood of the goats, while the DNA of R. helvetica was detected in 5.5% of the animals. The potential role of ruminants in the circulation of R. helvetica remains unknown. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106879/PDF/24.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106879 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 417 DO - 10.24425/122607 KW - tick-borne pathogens KW - veterinary pathogens KW - molecular identification A1 - Rymaszewska, A. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 21 DA - 2018.08.30 T1 - Investigation of the tick-borne pathogens Rickettsia helvetica and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the blood of the domestic goat (Capra hircus) SP - 415 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/106879 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -