Identification and characterization of a Babesia bigemina thrombospondin-related superfamily member, TRAP-1: a novel antigen containing neutralizing epitopes involved in merozoite invasion [PDF]
Background Thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP) has been described as a potential vaccine candidate for several diseases caused by apicomplexan parasites.
Valeria Noely Montenegro +4 more
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Stable transformation of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis using a single transfection plasmid. [PDF]
AbstractBabesia bigeminaandBabesia bovis, are the two major causes of bovine babesiosis, a global neglected disease in need of improved methods of control. Here, we describe a shared method for the stable transfection of these two parasites using electroporation and blasticidin/blasticidin deaminase as a selectable marker.
Silva MG +4 more
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Identification of a putative methyltransferase gene of Babesia bigemina as a novel molecular biomarker uniquely expressed in parasite tick stages [PDF]
Background Bovine babesiosis is caused by apicomplexan pathogens of the genus Babesia such as B. bigemina and B. bovis. These tick-borne pathogens have a complex life-cycle involving asexual multiplication in vertebrate hosts and sexual reproduction in ...
Gamila A. R. Bohaliga +7 more
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Development and validation of a real-time SYBR green PCR method for the detection and differentiation of Babesia and Theileria species (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in hard ticks and cattle blood from Thailand [PDF]
Tick-borne pathogens, particularly Babesia and Theileria species, are major threats to cattle production, causing economically significant diseases such as babesiosis and theileriosis.
Kyaw May Thazin +9 more
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A conglutination test for rapid detection of antibodies against Babesia bigemina [PDF]
A rapid conglutination test (RCT) with performance comparable to the indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT) was developed to detect antibodies against Babesia bigemina (B. bigemina-RCT). The B.
Claudio R. Madruga +3 more
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Background Among protozoan parasites in the genus Babesia, Babesia bigemina is endemic and widespread in the East African region while the status of the more pathogenic Babesia bovis remains unclear despite the presence of the tick vector, Rhipicephalus ...
Naftaly W. Githaka +5 more
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Microscopic and molecular detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in female camel from Al-Diwaniyah province, Iraq [PDF]
This study identified the etiological pathogens responsible or protozoal-like disease conditions in female camels from Al-Diwaniyah Province, Iraq. For this reason, 125 female camels (one blood sample per animal) that showed signs of weakness and pale ...
Ghaidaa A. Jasim +2 more
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Microscopic study for prevalence of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in Mosul city [PDF]
The current study included examination of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in 300 blood smears stained with 5% of Giemsa stain which collected from cattle in Mosul city from both sexes with different ages, the total percentage of infection with Babesia
A.F. Altaee, E.G. Suleiman
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Prevalence and risk factors of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infection in cattle in northwestern Iran [PDF]
This study was designed to investigate the epidemiological distribution of B. bovis and B. bigemina using molecular method and related risk factors in a number of cattle in northwestern Iran. For this purpose, 153 blood samples were randomly collected in
Rahim Ghadimipour +2 more
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Seroprevalencia de babesiosis bovina en la hacienda Vegas de la Clara, Gómez Plata (Antioquia), 2008
La babesiosis es una enfermedad del ganado bovino transmitida por la garrapata Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus y causada por los parásitos protozoarios Babesia bovis y B. bigemina.
Richard Zapata Salas +4 more
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