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Animal babesiosis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001461

A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001461
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001461",
  "term": "Animal babesiosis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Animal Babesiosis",
  "definition": "A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-babesiosis/"
}

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