Transmission of Babesia odocoilei in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).
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.
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
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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*