Ability of the Vector Tick Boophilus microplus To Acquire and Transmit Babesia equi following Feeding on Chronically Infected Horses with Low-Level Parasitemia

The protozoan parasite Babesia equi replicates within erythrocytes. During the acute phase of infection, B. equi can reach high levels of parasitemia, resulting in a hemolytic crisis. Horses that recover from the acute phase of the disease remain chronically infected. Subsequent transmission is depe...

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Main Authors: Ueti, Massaro W., Palmer, Guy H., Kappmeyer, Lowell S., Statdfield, Mary, Scoles, Glen A., Knowles, Donald P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2005
Subjects:
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1233951/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16081906
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.8.3755-3759.2005
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