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DOI: 10.1055/a-1809-0602
Innere Medizin

Kanine Babesiose – Teil 1: Verbreitung, Übertragung, Symptome und Diagnostik

Catharina Cynthia Euler
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Die kanine Babesiose ist eine an Bedeutung zunehmende Erkrankung, deren Erreger durch Zecken übertragen werden. Im folgenden Beitrag werden häufig auftretende Fragen über Verbreitung, Übertragungswege, Symptomatik und Diagnostik der kaninen Babesiose in Deutschland nach aktuellen Erkenntnissen beantwortet.

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