Human infection by Babesia microti has been recognized as an emerging zoonosis with important public health implications worldwide. In Europe the reported cases of human babesiosis have been attributed mostly to B. divergens infection, with only sporadic cases of the disease caused by B. microti or B. venatorum. This study, based on molecular methods (PCR, R-T PCR, DNA sequencing and phylogenet...

TOPIC: Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Disease TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Babesiosis is a tick-borne illness caused by B. microti and other species transmitted the Ixodes tick. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be manifestation babesiosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 69 year old female with past medical history HTN, HLD hypothyroidism who presented to h...

Highlights • Parasitic bronchitis (Husk) frequently diagnosed in cattle • Two outbreaks of botulism in cattle and one in sheep investigated • Bovine Babesiosis incidents in North Wales, The South West and Scottish borders • Parasitic gastroenteritis continuing to cause losses in sheep • Cases of acute fasciolosis in sheep provide an early warning of a high risk of disease • Histomoniasis (black...

OBJECTIVE Haematological changes in dogs and climatic conditions favourable for the vector may assist in the quick in-house diagnosis of canine babesiosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Blood samples from 358 dogs suspected to have canine babesiosis were evaluated. The diagnosis was confirmed in 113 dogs by detection of Babesia canis by microscopic examination of a stained blood smear using the concen...

background : present investigation is based on the clinicopatho-biochemical alteration related to natural tick borne bovine babesiosis in punjab state. methods : blood samples from jugular vein of 542 bovines (cattle 466 and buffaloes 76) having history of tick in­festation, fever, hemoglobinurea or anemia were collected and tested for babesia bigemina by blood smear examina­tion and pcr target...

In Connecticut and the northeastern United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (commonly known as the deer tick) is the vector for four disease agents; Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, and the deer tick virus (DTV) that cause Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, human babesiosis, and Powassan encephalitis, respectively. There are around 3,0...

Babesia is the causative agent of babesiosis, a tick-borne zoonosis which has been increasingly described throughout the world. Babesia microti and Babesia divergens are the etiological agents of human babesiosis. Babesia canis is the principal etiological agent of canine babesiosis. Currently, the diagnostics of babesiosis is based mainly on serological methods and the immunofluorescent antibo...

Bovine babesiosis and other tick borne diseases are considered responsible for more than 50% losses in the crossbred cattle. Carrier cattle infected with babesiosis are challenge to current diagnostic methods and are difficult to detect because of the low number of parasites in circulation. However, diagnosis of carrier animals in herd is important for preventing outbreaks by transmission throu...