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Epizootiologic survey for Babesia microti among small wild mammals in northeastern Eurasia and a geographic diversity in the beta-tubulin gene sequences.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jul 2004
Zamoto Aya, Tsuji Masayoshi, Wei Qiang, Cho Shin-Hyeong, Shin E-Hyun, Kim Tong-Soo, Leonova Galina N, Hagiwara Katsuro, Asakawa Mitsuhiko, Kariwa Hiroaki, Takashima Ikuo, Ishihara Chiaki
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that small wild rodents in Japan harbor two types of novel Babesia microti-like parasites (designated as Hobetsu and Kobe types), but not the type commonly found in the northeastern United States (U.S. type) where human babesiosis is endemic. To determine whether these new types of parasites are distributed in places surrounding Japan, an epizootiologic survey was undertaken in three...
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