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First Molecular Evidence of Potentially Zoonotic <i>Babesia microti</i> and <i>Babesia</i> sp. EU1 in <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks in Belgium
24 Jun 2010
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We report the first molecular evidence of the presence of Babesia sp. EU1 and Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Belgium. A 1-year national survey collected 1005 ticks from cats and dogs. A polymerase chain reaction technique amplifying a part of the 18S rRNA gene detected Babesia spp. in 11 out of 841 selected and validated tick extracts. Subsequent sequencing identified Ba. microti (n=3) and Babesia sp....
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