Wide Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Babesia microti in Small Mammals from Yunnan Province, Southwestern China.

BACKGROUND:Babesia, usually found in wild and domestic mammals worldwide, have recently been responsible for emerging malaria-like zoonosis in infected patients. Human B. microti infection has been identified in China, primarily in the Southwest along the Myanmar border but little direct surveillanc...

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Main Authors: Zi-Hou Gao, Tao-Hua Huang, Bao-Gui Jiang, Na Jia, Zheng-Xiang Liu, Zong-Ti Shao, Rui-Ruo Jiang, Hong-Bo Liu, Ran Wei, Yu-Qiong Li, Hong-Wu Yao, Michael E von Fricken, Jia-Fu Jiang, Chun-Hong Du, Wu-Chun Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005898