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Evidence for vesicle-mediated antigen export by the human pathogen Babesia microti
Life Science Alliance, 2019 The human pathogen Babesia microti undergoes unique morphogenesis during its development within human and mouse red blood cells and uses a novel vesicle-based system for export of antigens into the host cell and environment.
Jose Thekkiniath +7 more
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Parasite Immunology, Volume 47, Issue 10, October 2025.ABSTRACT Human babesiosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by a bloodborne single‐celled parasite belonging to the genus Babesia. Cases of human babesiosis are commonly reported in the United States, Western Europe and Asia. In the United States, the two major causative agents are Babesia microti and Babesia duncani.
Simone Haak +4 more
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Babesia divergens and Babesia microti species-specific genes that may drive pathogenesis
Human babesiosis is an emerging disease as more cases are being reported worldwide. Most cases in Europe are caused by Babesia divergens, whereas most cases in North America are due to Babesia microti. While B. microti is also found throughout Europe, it
Tijani, Muyideen Kolapo +7 more
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Transfusion-Transmitted Babesia spp.: Bull's-Eye on Babesia microti
, 2011 SUMMARY Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of animals and humans that cause babesiosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted primarily by tick vectors. Although a variety of species or types of
David A. Leiby
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Babesia nucleic acid prevalence among blood donors in southern Québec
Transfusion, Volume 65, Issue 10, Page 1798-1802, October 2025.Abstract Background Tick‐borne diseases are on the rise in Canada, and southern Québec is considered one of the highest‐risk regions for Babesia emergence. Babesia is easily transmissible through blood transfusion and was the most common transfusion‐transmitted infection in the United States before the implementation of nucleic acid testing (NAT) in ...
Christian Renaud +15 more
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Anil-Babesia rodhaini Monoclonal Antibodies: Effect against Babesia rodhaini and Cross-reactivity with Human Starin of Babesia microti [PDF]
, 1992 application/pdfAnti-Babesia rodhaini monoclonal antibodies (mAb), namely: 1-E7, 2-H2 and 3-B8, significantly suppressed the development of high parasitemia in BALB/c mice infected with B. rodhaini and all mAb-treated mice survived the infection.
Igarashi, Ikuo +10 more
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Survey for Babesia spp. in wildlife in the eastern United States
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeBabesia is a diverse genus of piroplasms that parasitize the red blood cells of a wide variety of mammals and avian species, including humans. There is a lack of knowledge on the Babesia species of carnivores and mesomammals in the eastern United States ...
Eliza Baker +8 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.A case of local lymphadenopathy and a flu‐like illness in a man, following a bite by a male lone star tick infected with Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis. ABSTRACT The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) is a species commonly found in the southeastern U.S., but in recent years its populations have expanded northward, resulting in an
Noelle Khalil +4 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 Babesiosis is a tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic zoonosis. In Korea, the first mortalities were reported in 2005 due to Babesia sp. detection in sheep; herein we report epidemiological and genetic characteristics of a second case of babesiosis ...
Sung-Hee Hong +9 more
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, 2018 Mohamed Abdo Rizk,1,2 Mahmoud AbouLaila,3 Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed,1,4 Azirwan Guswanto,1,5 Naoaki Yokoyama,1 Ikuo Igarashi1 1National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada‑Cho ...
AbouLaila M +5 more
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