TB & Outbreaks Week
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of TB & Outbreaks Week
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Research by C.A.M. Becker and colleagues in emerging infectious diseases provides new insights
March 31st, 2009
"To determine characteristics of natural transmission of Babesia sp. EU1 and B. divergens by adult Nodes ricinus ticks, we examined tick salivary gland contents," scientists writing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases report. "We found that l. ricinus is a competent vector for EU1 and that their sporozoites directly invade erythrocytes," wrote C.A.M. Becker and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We conclude that EU1 is naturally transmitted by l. ricinus." Becker and colleagues published their study in Emerging Infectious Diseases (Natural Transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus Ticks....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
|
