Wide Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Babesia microti in Small Mammals from Yunnan Province, Southwestern China.

• Main Authors: Zi-Hou Gao (Author), Tao-Hua Huang (Author), Bao-Gui Jiang (Author), Na Jia (Author), Zheng-Xiang Liu (Author), Zong-Ti Shao (Author), Rui-Ruo Jiang (Author), Hong-Bo Liu (Author), Ran Wei (Author), Yu-Qiong Li (Author), Hong-Wu Yao (Author), Michael E von Fricken (Author), Jia-Fu Jiang (Author), Chun-Hong Du (Author), Wu-Chun Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Babesia, usually found in wild and domestic mammals worldwide, have recently been responsible for emerging malaria-like zoonosis in infected patients. Human B. microti infection has been identified in China, primarily in the Southwest along the Myanmar border but little direct surveillanc...