Babesia microti, Upstate New York

Autor: Sarah J. Kogut, Charles D. Thill, Melissa A. Prusinski, Joon-Hak Lee, P. Bryon Backenson, James L. Coleman, Madhu Anand, Dennis J. White
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 476-478 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1103.040599
Popis: Five cases of human babesiosis were reported in the Lower Hudson Valley Region of New York State in 2001. An investigation to determine if Babesia microti was present in local Ixodes scapularis ticks yielded 5 positive pools in 123 pools tested, the first detection of B. microti from field-collected I. scapularis in upstate New York.
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