| Autor: |
Jessica M Dunn, Peter J Krause, Stephen Davis, Edouard G Vannier, Meagan C Fitzpatrick, Lindsay Rollend, Alexia A Belperron, Sarah L States, Andrew Stacey, Linda K Bockenstedt, Durland Fish, Maria A Diuk-Wasser |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 12, p e115494 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0115494 |
| Popis: |
Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi, the respective causative agents of human babesiosis and Lyme disease, are maintained in their enzootic cycles by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and use the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) as primary reservoir host. The geographic range of both pathogens has expanded in the United States, but the spread of babesiosis has lagged behind that of Lyme disease. Several studies have estimated the basic reproduction number (R0) for B. microti to be below the threshold for persistence ( |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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