Babesiasp. EU1 from Roe Deer and Transmission withinIxodes ricinus
Open Access
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (8), 1208-1210
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061560
Abstract
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.Keywords
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