"Babesia microti" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other hosts are the mouse PEROMYSCUS leucopus and meadow vole MICROTUS pennsylvanicus, which are fed on by the tick. Other primates can be experimentally infected with Babesia microti.
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D041001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.600.580.070.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Babesia microti" by people in Profiles.
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Sack A, Naumova EN, Price LL, Xu G, Rich SM. Passive Surveillance of Human-Biting Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Massachusetts from 2015-2019. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 02 28; 20(5).
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Joseph JT, John M, Visintainer P, Wormser GP. Increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New York State: 2009-2016. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Feb; 96(2):114958.
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Lemieux JE, Tran AD, Freimark L, Schaffner SF, Goethert H, Andersen KG, Bazner S, Li A, McGrath G, Sloan L, Vannier E, Milner D, Pritt B, Rosenberg E, Telford S, Bailey JA, Sabeti PC. A global map of genetic diversity in Babesia microti reveals strong population structure and identifies variants associated with clinical relapse. Nat Microbiol. 2016 06 13; 1(7):16079.
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Wang G, Villafuerte P, Zhuge J, Visintainer P, Wormser GP. Comparison of a quantitative PCR assay with peripheral blood smear examination for detection and quantitation of Babesia microti infection in humans. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Jun; 82(2):109-13.
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Zhao Y, Love KR, Hall SW, Beardell FV. A fatal case of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the State of Delaware. Transfusion. 2009 Dec; 49(12):2583-7.
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Walk ST, Xu G, Stull JW, Rich SM. Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Apr; 15(4):585-7.