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  • Title: Babesia microti in adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from eastern Poland.
    Author: Wójcik-Fatla A, Bartosik K, Buczek A, Dutkiewicz J.
    Journal: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis; 2012 Oct; 12(10):841-3. PubMed ID: 22651392.
    Abstract:
    A total of 468 adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks (298 females and 170 males) collected by flagging in the forests of Lubelskie province, eastern Poland, were analyzed by PCR and nested-PCR for the presence of Babesia microti DNA. In all, 21 ticks (4.5%) were found to be infected with B. microti. The infection rate in females (5.0%) was slightly greater than in males (3.5%). Detection of B. microti for the first time in adult D. reticulatus ticks suggests that this species should be considered as a potential vector of B. microti in Europe.
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