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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Dispatch
Autochthonous Human Babesiosis Caused by Babesia venatorum, the Netherlands
Table
Babesia sensu stricto species found in nymphal and adult Ixodes ricinus ticks in study of autochthonous human babesiosis caused by Babesia venatorum, the Netherlands
Area | No. ticks tested | No. positive results (% total collected) |
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Babesia s.s. | B. capreoli | B. odocoilei | B. venatorum | ||
1 | 982 | 4 (0.5) | None | None | 4 (0.4) |
2 | 1,126 | 10 (0.9) | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.4) |
3 | 678 | 11 (1.6) | None | None | 11 (1.6) |
Total | 2,786 | 25 (0.9) | 4 (0.1) | 1 (0.04) | 20 (0.7) |
*Ticks were collected in 3 natural areas near the patient’s residence. Babesia s.s. were identified to the species level by species-specific PCRs.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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