"Babesia microti" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other hosts are the mouse PEROMYSCUS leucopus and meadow vole MICROTUS pennsylvanicus, which are fed on by the tick. Other primates can be experimentally infected with Babesia microti.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.043.075.600.580.070.550
Concept/Terms
Babesia microti- Babesia microti
- Babesia microtus
- microti, Babesia
- microtus, Babesia
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Babesia microti" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Babesia microti" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Babesia microti" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of ABO and RhD blood types on Babesia microti infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 01; 17(1):e0011060.
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Babesiosis as a Cause of Atraumatic Splenic Injury: Two Case Reports and a Review of Literature. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 12; 36(12):3869-3874.
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Case 14-2021: A 64-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Pancytopenia. N Engl J Med. 2021 05 13; 384(19):1849-1857.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State Health Departments should include Blood-Type Variables in their Babesiosis Case Reports. Transfus Apher Sci. 2020 10; 59(5):102824.
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A Young Infant From New Hampshire With Fever, Splenomegaly, Anemia and Thrombocytopenia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 07; 38(7):765.
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Development of a SNP barcode to genotype Babesia microti infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 03; 13(3):e0007194.
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Congenital Babesiosis After Maternal Infection With Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Feb 19; 7(1):e1-e5.
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Post-Babesiosis Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia. N Engl J Med. 2017 03 09; 376(10):939-946.
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A global map of genetic diversity in Babesia microti reveals strong population structure and identifies variants associated with clinical relapse. Nat Microbiol. 2016 06 13; 1(7):16079.
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Serologic screening of United States blood donors for Babesia microti using an investigational enzyme immunoassay. Transfusion. 2016 07; 56(7):1866-74.