title: Natural transmission of Zoonotic Babesia spp. by Ixodes ricinus ticks.
abstract: To determine characteristics of natural transmission of Babesia sp. EU1 and B. divergens by adult Ixodes ricinus ticks, we examined tick salivary gland contents. We found that I. ricinus is a competent vector for EU1 and that their sporozoites directly invade erythrocytes. We conclude that EU1 is naturally transmitted by I. ricinus.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Claire A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouju-Albert
authors.forename: Maggy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jouglin
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauvin
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malandrin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D001403:Babesia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D018884:Ixodes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D034101:Sporozoites / Q000254:growth & development; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission