Emerging infectious diseases · 2007 · 139 citations · 10 references
Veterinary MedicineVeterinary ParasitologyZoologyParasitologyWildlife ParasitologyZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyParasitic ZoonosesTick-borne Parasitic DiseasesVector-borne Parasite EpidemiologyZoonotic Parasite EpidemiologyZoonotic Parasites Of WildlifeZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesBabesiosis EpidemiologyBabesiosis TransmissionTick-borne Blood Parasite TransmissionTransstadial TransmissionVeterinary BabesiosisZoonotic Tick-borne Parasitic Diseases
We report in vitro culture of zoonotic Babesia sp. EU1 from blood samples of roe deer in France. This study provides evidence of transovarial and transstadial transmission of the parasite within Ixodes ricinus, which suggests that this tick could be a vector and reservoir of EU1.
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Presence of potentially pathogenic Babesia sp. for human in Ixodes ricinus in Switzerland.
Simona Casati, Heinz Sager, Lise Gern et al. · PubMed · 2006 · 307 citations