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Babesia divergens in human in Gansu province, China

Jinming Wanga State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Shangdi Zhangb Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jingqiong Yangc Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Hospital of Gannan Tibetan Medicine, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Junlong Liua State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Dekui Zhangd Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Youquan Lia State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jianxun Luoa State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Guiquan Guana State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hong Yina State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China;e Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Disease and Zoonose, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 959-961 | Received 24 May 2019, Accepted 20 Jun 2019, Published online: 27 Jun 2019

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