Laboratory reared Ixodes scapularis proved to be an efficient vector of Babesia odocoilei Emerson and Wright between white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Transta-dial survival of the babesia occurred between nymph and adult stages of the tick, and the adult stage transmitted the babesia.

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, Babesia odocoilei, vector transmission, Ixodes scapularis, transtadial survival, experimental infections
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