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Simultaneous transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti by individual nymphal Ixodes dammini ticks.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 25 ·No. 10 ·1987-10-00 ·Pages 2012-3

Piesman J, Hicks TC, Sinsky RJ, Obiri G

Abstract

Nymphal Ixodes dammini ticks, selected from a group of ticks in which 22 of 31 (71%) contained dual Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti infections, simultaneously transmitted B. burgdorferi and B. microti to 4 of 7 (57%) hamsters exposed to individual ticks.

MeSH Terms
Animals Arachnid Vectors/microbiology,parasitology Babesia/growth & development Babesiosis/complications,transmission Borrelia/growth & development Borrelia Infections/complications,transmission Cricetinae Female Mesocricetus Ticks/microbiology,parasitology
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Piesman J
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
Hicks T C
Sinsky R J
Obiri G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.25.10.2012-2013.1987
Published
1987-10-00
Pages
2012-3
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC269391
Subset
IM
Grants
NIAID NIH HHS · AI 22847 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.10.2012-2013.1987 PMC Full Text View journal details
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