title: Transmission of Babesia odocoilei in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).
abstract: Laboratory reared Ixodes scapularis proved to be an efficient vector of Babesia odocoilei Emerson and Wright between white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Transtadial survival of the babesia occurred between nymph and adult stages of the tick, and the adult stage transmitted the babesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Waldrup
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kocan
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D001403:Babesia / Q000502:physiology*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000635:transmission*; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D009758:Nymph / Q000469:parasitology; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*