Evolutionary analysis of Babesia vulpes and Babesia microti-like parasites [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background The Babesia microti-like parasite is an emerging tick-borne piroplasm that has been detected in a range of hosts worldwide. Babesia vulpes, which is found in dogs and foxes, has been reclassified from B. microti-like parasites.
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A conserved protein of Babesia microti elicits partial protection against Babesia and Plasmodium infection [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The protozoan parasite Babesia microti that causes the zoonotic disease babesiosis resides in the erythrocytes of its mammalian host during its life-cycle.
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The impact of ABO and RhD blood types on Babesia microti infection. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundBabesiosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by intraerythrocytic Babesia parasites that can cause severe disease and death. While blood type is known to affect the mortality of Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients, associations ...
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Design and screening of novel molecular compounds targeting lactate dehydrogenase of Babesia microti [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Human babesiosis is caused by several species within the Babesia genus, primarily Babesia microti, Babesia duncani, and Babesia divergens, all of which infect human red blood cells (RBCs).
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Babesia microti in Rodents from Different Habitats of Lithuania [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Babesia microti (Aconoidasida: Piroplasmida) (Franca, 1910) is an emerging tick-borne parasite with rodents serving as the considered reservoir host. However, the distribution of B. microti in Europe is insufficiently characterized.
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Occurrence of tick-borne haemoparasites in South African rodent species and evidence of Babesia microti-like sequence variants in two Rhabdomys species [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeIn recent years, vector-borne viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases have emerged or re-emerged in many geographic regions, causing health and economic problems.
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Apoptosis and autophagy promote Babesia microti infection in tick midguts: insights from transcriptomic and functional RNAi studies [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionTicks are the primary vectors of Babesia sp, with the midgut as the initial site of pathogen invasion following blood feeding. Elucidating the molecular interactions between tick midguts and Babesia is essential for developing targeted ...
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Transmission risk evaluation of transfusion blood containing low-density Babesia microti [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundBabesia is a unique apicomplexan parasite that specifically invades and proliferates in red blood cells and can be transmitted via blood transfusion, resulting in transfusion-transmitted babesiosis.
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Histopathological Aspects of the Influence of Babesia microti on the Placentas of Infected Female Rats [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesBabesiosis is perceived mainly an animal disease; however, awareness that Babesia spp. parasites that can cause diseases in humans is increasing significantly.
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A Novel Thioredoxin-Like Protein of Babesia microti Involved in Parasite Pathogenicity
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Babesiosis poses a serious threat to immunocompromised individuals and the major etiological species of Babesia for human babesiosis is Babesia microti. Merozoites are a critical stage in the life cycle of Babesia microti. Several merozoite proteins have
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