Dual infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in a Rattus norvegicus, China

Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti were isolated from a Rattus norvegicus in the middle east of China through propagation in experimental mice. Their molecular biological characteristics were described. The public health and veterinary significance of the dual infection of the 2 tick-borne agents deserve further investigation.