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Reservoir Competence of Wildlife Host Species for Babesia microti

Human babesiosis is an increasing health concern in the northeastern United States, where the causal agent, Babesia microti, is spread through the bite of infected Ixodes scapularis ticks. We sampled 10 mammal and 4 bird species within a vertebrate host community in southeastern New York to quantify...

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Autores principales: Hersh, Michelle H., Tibbetts, Michael, Strauss, Mia, Ostfeld, Richard S., Keesing, Felicia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3557901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23171673
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1812.111392