A Comparative Genomic Study of Attenuated and Virulent Strains of Babesia bigemina [PDF]
Cattle babesiosis is a socio-economically important tick-borne disease caused by Apicomplexa protozoa of the genus Babesia that are obligate intraerythrocytic parasites.
Bernardo Sachman-Ruiz +6 more
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Assessment of Draxxin® (tulathromycin) as an inhibitor of in vitro growth of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Theileria equi [PDF]
Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Theileria equi are worldwide tick-borne hemoprotozoan that cause diseases characterized by fever, anemia, weight loss and abortion.
Marta G. Silva +3 more
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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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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 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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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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New methods for the diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection [PDF]
Accurate diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection, an economically important tick-transmitted protozoan parasite of cattle, is essential in the management of disease control and in epidemiological studies. The currently used methods of diagnosis are blood smear examination and serological tests which include agglutination and immunofluorescence tests ...
Morzaria, S.P. +4 more
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