Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks

Becker, Claire A.M.; Bouju-Albert, Agnès; Jouglin, Maggy; Chauvin, Alain; Malandrin, Laurence

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Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks

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Feb 2009
By Becker, Claire A.M. ; Bouju-Albert, Agnès ; Jouglin, Maggy ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Becker, Claire A.M. ; Bouju-Albert, Agnès ; Jouglin, Maggy ; Chauvin, Alain ; Malandrin, Laurence
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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 naturally transmitted by I. ricinus.
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Animals Arachnid Vectors Babesia Babesia Divergens Babesia Sp. EU1 Babesiosis Cattle Cell Culture Deer Dispatch Erythrocytes Female Ixodes Ixodes Ricinus Molecular Sequence Data Salivary Glands Sequence Analysis, DNA Sporozoite Sporozoites Tick Transmission Zoonoses Zoonotic Disease
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(2):320-322.
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Journal Article
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15
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2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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