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| Title |
Transplacental transmission of tick-borne Babesia microti in its natural host Peromyscus leucopus
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-018-2875-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Danielle M. Tufts, Maria A. Diuk-Wasser |
| Abstract |
Babesia microti is an emerging tick-borne pathogen and the causative agent of human babesiosis. Mathematical modeling of the reproductive rate of B. microti indicates that it cannot persist in nature by horizontal tick-host transmission alone. We hypothesized that transplacental transmission in the reservoir population contributes to B. microti persistence and emergence in North American rodent populations. Peromyscus leucopus were collected from Connecticut and Block Island, Rhode Island and analyzed using a highly specific quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for infection with B. microti. In April, 100% (n = 103) of mice were infected with B. microti. Females exhibited significantly higher parasitemia than their offspring (P < 0.0001) and transplacental transmission was observed in 74.2% of embryos (n = 89). Transplacental transmission of B. microti is thus a viable and potentially important infectious pathway in naturally infected rodent species and should be considered in future theoretical and empirical studies. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report transplacental transmission of B. microti occurring in its natural reservoir host, P. leucopus, in the United States and the only study that provides a quantitative estimate of parasitemia. This vector-independent pathway could contribute to the increased geographic range of B. microti or increase its abundance in endemic areas. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 26 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 42% |
| France | 2 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 4% |
| Norway | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 73% |
| Scientists | 3 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 12% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 15 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 14% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 May 2019.
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#2,235,036
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#404
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#45,616
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#12
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