Molecular Detection of Spp. and in Cattle, Water Buffalo, and () Ticks in Luzon Island of the Philippines.

and are zoonotic, tick-borne pathogens that can cause febrile illnesses with or without other symptoms in humans, but may cause subclinical infections in animals. There are only a few reports on the occurrence of these pathogens in cattle and water buffalo in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. In this study, molecular detection of and in the blood and in the () ticks of cattle and water buffalo from five provinces in Luzon Island of the Philippines was done.