Persistent detection of Babesia EU1 and Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus in the Netherlands during a 5-year surveillance: 2003-2007

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-121

  Wielinga, Peter R ^a   Fonville, Manoj ^a   Sprong, Hein ^a   Gaasenbeek, Cor ^b   Borgsteede, Fred ^b   Giessen, Joke W B Van Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babesia; Babesia genotyping; Emerging zoonotic disease; Protozoa; Reverse line blot; Ticks

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA MICROTI; BLOTTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES RICINUS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TICK;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA MICROTI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 60249098400     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0047     Document Type: Article

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