Cristian Díaz-Corona, Lisset Roblejo-Arias, Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas, Adrian A Díaz-Sánchez, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Clemence Galon, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Zbigniew Zając, Joanna Kulisz, Aneta Wozniak, María Karla Castro-Montes de Oca, Evelyn Lobo-Rivero, Dasiel Obregón, Sara Moutailler, Belkis Corona-González, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
BACKGROUND: Ixodid ticks, particularly Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l., are important vectors of various disease-causing agents in dogs and humans in Cuba. However, our understading of interactions among tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in infected dogs or the vector R. sanguineus s.l. remains limited. This study integrates microfluidic-based high-throughput real-time PCR data, Yule's Q statistic, and network analysis to elucidate pathogen-pathogen interactions in dogs and ticks in tropical western Cuba...
January 4, 2024: Parasites & Vectors