Transplacental transmission of tick-borne Babesia microti in its natural host Peromyscus leucopus
Abstract Background Babesia microti is an emerging tick-borne pathogen and the causative agent of human babesiosis. Mathematical modeling of the reproductive rate of B. microti indicates that it cannot persist in nature by horizontal tick-host transmission alone. We hypothesized that transplacental...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2875-8 |