The Babesia divergens Asia Lineage Is Maintained through Enzootic Cycles between Ixodes persulcatus and Sika Deer in Hokkaido, Japan

Parasites of the Asia lineage, which are closely related to in Europe and sp. strain MO1 in the United States, were recently reported in sika deer ( ) in eastern Japan. To identify the tick vector(s) for this parasite, we conducted a field survey in Hokkaido, Japan, where the infection rate in sika...

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