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  "abstract": "Background\n\nVermipsylla alakurt (Siphonaptera: Vermipsyllidae) is mainly distributed in alpine areas of north-western China, infesting sheep, goat and yaks, causing pruritus, anaemia and losses to animal husbandry. The carriage of vector-borne pathogens by this flea remains unclear.Methods\n\nIn January 2025, 89 fleas were collected from sheep in the China-Kazakhstan border area of northwest China and identified as V. alakurt by morphology and COII gene sequencing. Multiple genetic markers targeting the genera of Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria were amplified and sequenced.Results\n\nAmong 83 female fleas, Anaplasma ovis (n = 6), Coxiella burnetii (n = 37), Babesia sp. (n = 7), Babesia ovis (n = 1) and Theileria annulata (n = 4) were identified. The co-infection of Coxiella burnetii with Anaplasma ovis and Theileria annulata were respectively found.Conclusions\n\nMultiple typical vector-borne pathogens were detected at the first time in V. alakurt fleas. This finding indicates that V. alakurt fleas can carry Anaplasma, Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria in the alpine region of the China-Kazakhstan border.",
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    "Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security of the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 832002, People's Republic of China.",
    "Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi city, 830002, People's Republic of China.",
    "College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China.",
    "Bayingolin Vocational and Technical College, Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 841000, People's Republic of China. 36386400@qq.com.",
    "College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi city, 830002, People's Republic of China. 36386400@qq.com.",
    "Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Public Health Security of the XPCC, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 832002, People's Republic of China. wangyuanzhi621@126.com."
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      "name": "Tilieke Yizigeleke"
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      "name": "Wenhao Li"
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      "name": "Yujiang Zhang"
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      "name": "Guoyu Zhao"
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      "name": "Lijuan Tang"
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      "name": "Yuanzhi Wang"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fqva22541sgn.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1007/s11686-026-01428-5",
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  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY-NC-ND",
  "licence_label": "CC BY-NC-ND",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13683248?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13683248",
  "pmid": "42900407",
  "published": "2026-10-20",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fqva22541sgn.ris",
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  "title": "Anaplasma spp., Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria Infections in Vermipsylla Alakurt Fleas.",
  "title_text": "Anaplasma spp., Coxiella, Babesia and Theileria Infections in Vermipsylla Alakurt Fleas.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:32Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fqva22541sgn",
  "venue": "Acta parasitologica",
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