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Vertical Transmission: A Vector-Independent Transmission Pathway ofBabesia microtiin the Natural Reservoir HostPeromyscus leucopus
17 Sept 2020
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BACKGROUND: Babesia microti, a malaria-like pathogen, is increasing in mammal and human populations in endemic areas and is unlikely to be the sole result of horizontal pathogen transmission. METHODS: Peromyscus leucopus mice, natural reservoir hosts, were infected via Ixodes scapularis nymphs. Infected parental females (n = 6) produced F1 offspring (n = 36) that were screened for B. microti using quantitative...
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