Enzootic Babesia microti in Maine

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1069-1071

  Goethert, H K ^a,b   Lubelcyzk, C ^a,c   LaCombe, E ^a,c   Holman, M ^a,c   Rand, P ^a,c   Smith Jr , R P ^a,c   Telford III, S R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

PARASITOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BABESIA MICROTI; BLOOD SMEAR; COCCIDIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; INSECTIVORE; IXODES; IXODES ANGUSTUS; IXODES DAMMINI; IXODES MURIS; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITEMIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VOLE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; ARVICOLINAE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IXODES; MAINE; PEROMYSCUS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; SHREWS; ZOONOSES;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA; BABESIA MICROTI; CERVIDAE; COCCIDIA; IXODES; IXODES ANGUSTUS; IXODES DAMMINI; IXODES MURIS; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PIROPLASMIDA; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0345283292     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3149RN     Document Type: Conference Paper

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