Autochthonous Human Babesia divergens Infection, England [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe describe a case of autochthonous human Babesia divergens infection in an immunocompetent woman in England. The patient had fever, hemolysis, multiorgan failure, and 18% parasitemia. We confirmed B. divergens by 18S rDNA PCR and sequencing. Clinicians
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Babesia divergens: A Drive to Survive [PDF]
Pathogens, 2019 Babesia divergens is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that causes zoonotic disease. Central to its pathogenesis is the ability of the parasite to invade host red blood cells of diverse species, and, once in the host blood stream, to ...
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Babesia divergens in human in Gansu province, China [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 Human babesiosis is an important tick-borne infectious disease. We investigated human babesiosis in the Gansu province and found that it is prevalent in this area with a prevalence of 1.3%.
Jinming Wang +8 more
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Wild deer in the United Kingdom are a potential reservoir for the livestock parasite Babesia divergens [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Redwater fever is an economically important disease of cattle in the United Kingdom caused by the protozoan parasite Babesia divergens. Control efforts are dependent on accurate local historic knowledge of disease occurrence, together with an accurate ...
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Babesia divergens vaccine [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 A vaccine strategy against Babesia divergens bovine babesiosis was sucessfully developed after perfecting of an efficient in vitro culture. Crude supernatants and purified fractions were able to induce a vaccine protection in gerbils against B. divergens
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Establishment of a stable transfection and gene targeting system in Babesia divergens [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Babesia divergens is an emerging tick-borne pathogen considered as the principal causative agent of bovine babesiosis in Europe with a notable zoonotic risk to human health. Despite its increasing impact, considerable gaps persist in our understanding of
Eliana F. G. Cubillos +9 more
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Emergence and Epidemiology of Bovine Babesiosis Due to Babesia divergens on a Northern German Beef Production Farm [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Babesia divergens, transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus, is the most common cause of bovine babesiosis in northern Europe and plays a role as a zoonotic pathogen. However, several studies have indicated a decline of B.
Andrea Springer +12 more
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Four-Dimensional Characterization of the
mSphere, 2020 Babesia is an apicomplexan parasite of significance that causes the disease known as babesiosis in domestic and wild animals and in humans worldwide.
José Javier Conesa +10 more
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Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host [PDF]
IDCases, 2018 We report a fatal case of human babesiosis caused by bovine pathogen Babesia divergens in Russia. Falciparum malaria was falsely diagnosed due to the presence of small ring forms in the blood smear. Laboratory diagnosis can distinguish between babesiosis
Irina V. Kukina +3 more
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Identification and Characterization of P0 Protein as a Vaccine Candidate Against Babesia divergens, Blood Parasite of Veterinary and Zoonotic Importance [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 The molecular identification and antigenic characterization of P0 protein in Babesia divergens, a blood parasite of veterinary and zoonotic importance, were carried out in this study for use in developing subunit vaccines against B.
Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed +10 more
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