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Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks

To determine characteristics of natural transmission of Babesia sp. EU1 and B. divergens by adult Ixodes ricinus ticks, we examined tick salivary gland contents. We found that I. ricinus is a competent vector for EU1 and that their sporozoites directly invade erythrocytes. We conclude that EU1 is na...

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Autores principales: Becker, Claire A.M., Bouju-Albert, Agnès, Jouglin, Maggy, Chauvin, Alain, Malandrin, Laurence
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193284
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.081247