About the Authors
- Suheir Ereqat
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* E-mail: sereqat@staff.alquds.edu
Affiliations Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Deis, the West Bank, Palestinian territories, Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestinian territories
- Abedelmajeed Nasereddin
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Affiliation Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestinian territories
- Amer Al-Jawabreh
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Affiliations Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestinian territories, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine
- Kifaya Azmi
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Affiliations Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Deis, the West Bank, Palestinian territories, Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestinian territories
- Shimon Harrus
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Affiliation Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
- Kosta Mumcuoglu
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Hebrew University - The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
- Dimtry Apanaskevich
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Affiliation United States National Tick Collection, Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
- Ziad Abdeen
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Affiliation Al-Quds Public Health Society, Jerusalem, Palestinian territories
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SE ZA SH. Performed the experiments: SE AN. Analyzed the data: SE AN AAJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZA. Wrote the paper: SE. Identified ticks: KM DA. Revised and edited the paper: ZA KA DA KM AN AAJ SH.