Natural transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus ticks.
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ABSTRACT: 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.
SUBMITTER: Becker CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2657642 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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