Molecular Detection and Seroprevalence of Babesia microti among Stock Farmers in Khutul City, Selenge Province, Mongolia |
Hong, Sung-Hee
(Division of Malaria &Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Anu, Davaasuren (Laboratory of Parasitology, National Center for Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health) Jeong, Young-Il (Division of Malaria &Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Abmed, Davaajav (Laboratory of Parasitology, National Center for Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health) Cho, Shin-Hyeong (Division of Malaria &Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Lee, Won-Ja (Division of Malaria &Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Lee, Sang-Eun (Division of Malaria &Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
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