"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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2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Babesia microti" by people in Profiles.
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Ellagic acid microspheres restrict the growth of Babesia and Theileria in vitro and Babesia microti in vivo. Parasit Vectors. 2019 May 28; 12(1):269.
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Development of a SNP barcode to genotype Babesia microti infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 03; 13(3):e0007194.
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Minimal infectious dose and dynamics of Babesia microti parasitemia in a murine model. Transfusion. 2018 12; 58(12):2903-2910.
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Babesia microti and Malaria Infection in Africa: A Pilot Serosurvey in Kilosa District, Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 07; 99(1):51-56.
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17-DMAG inhibits the multiplication of several Babesia species and Theileria equi on in vitro cultures, and Babesia microti in mice. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2018 04; 8(1):104-111.
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Modeling co-infection of Ixodes tick-borne pathogens. Math Biosci Eng. 2017 Oct/Dec 1; 14(5-6):1301-1316.
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Clinical and Molecular Evidence of Atovaquone and Azithromycin Resistance in Relapsed Babesia microti Infection Associated With Rituximab and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 10 01; 65(7):1222-1225.
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Babesia microti: from Mice to Ticks to an Increasing Number of Highly Susceptible Humans. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 10; 55(10):2903-2912.