Human babesiosis, an emerging tick-borne disease in the People’s Republic of China

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Positive ratio of B. microti detection in reservoir hosts or ticks in China

		Species of hosts or vectors		Infection rate, % (Positive no./examined no.)	Reported human babesiosis cases	References
Province	Site	Ticks	Rodents	Infection rate, % (Positive no./examined no.)	Reported human babesiosis cases	References
Heilongjiang	Mohe port Suifenhe port	Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis concinna	N/A^※	3.4 (13/383)	No	Yang LW et al. [40]; Fu WM et al. [39]
Heilongjiang	Mohe port Suifenhe port	Ixodes persulcatus, Haemaphysalis concinna	N/A	3.4 (13/383)	No	Yang LW et al. [40]; Fu WM et al. [39]
Jilin	Changbai port	I. persulcatus	N/A	5.3 (20/379)	No	Pu Y et al. [41]
Beijing	/	I. persulcatus	N/A	N/A	No	NCBI, 2011 GenBank, no.JX962781
Inner Mongolia	Ceke port,Mandula port, Manzhouli port	Dermacentor nuttallia	N/A	1.2 (15/1303)	Yes	Hao GF et al. [42]
Guangxi	/	N/A	Macaca mulatta	N/A	No	Voorberg-vd Wel. A et al. [22]
Henan	Xinyang	N/A	Rattus norvegicus	9.1 (1/11)	No	Zhao X et al. [44]
Zhejiang	Hangzhou	N/A	R. tanezumi, R.norvegcus	2.8 (3/106)	Yes	Jiang LP et al. [38]
Zhejiang	Tiantai Mountain	N/A	Niviventer confucianus	50.0 (4/8)	Yes	Saito-Ito et al. [37]
Fujian	Wuyi Mountain	N/A	N. confucianus	33.3 (6/18)	No	Saito-Ito et al. [37]
Taiwan	Nantou, Gaohsiung	N/A	R. coxinga, Citellus horsefieldii	5.1 (2/39)	Yes	Saito-Ito et al. [37]
Xinjiang	Wuchai wan, Fuhai, Bulzin, Hanashi Lake	N/A	C. erythrogenys Lagurus luteus	1.8 (3/165)	Yes	Zamoto et al. [43]

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