Prevalence and diversity of <it>Babesia</it> spp. in questing <it>Ixodes ricinus</it> ticks from Norway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Ixodes ricinus</it> ticks transmit <it>Babesia</it> species to vertebrate hosts. Using molecular tools we were able to detect the presence of this piroplasmid in its vector. The aims of this study were to...

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Main Authors: Øines Øivind, Radzijevskaja Jana, Paulauskas Algimantas, Rosef Olav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/156