Babesia microti
"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D041001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.600.580.070.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Babesia microti- Babesia microti
- Babesia microtus
- microti, Babesia
- microtus, Babesia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Babesia microti" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Elder SA, O'Brien JJ, Singh ZN, Wilding E, Zimrin AB, Law JY, Baer MR. Babesiosis Masquerading as Evans Syndrome. Am J Med. 2019 07; 132(7):e616-e617.