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From: Summaries of Infectious Diseases
Red Book® 2015, 2015
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Note: Deer are the hosts on which the adult ticks feed and are indirectly part of the Babesia cycle, as they influence the tick population. When deer populations increase, the tick population also increases, thus heightening the potential for transmission. Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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