Metagenomic evidence of viral secretion from tick salivary glands to saliva: implications for potential horizontal transmission

Ticks transmit diverse viral pathogens to hosts during blood-feeding via saliva secretion. This study characterized viral compositions in salivary glands and saliva from adults of four tick species (Ixodes persulcatus, Rhipicephalus microplus, Haemaphysalis longicornis, and Haemaphysalis concinna) c...

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Main Authors: Jun Ni, Liyan Fu, Jian Xiao, Chenxuan Li, Xiaoli Wu, Zhi Yuan, Jun Wang, Shuang Tang, Fei Deng, Shu Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X25001049
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