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Three Babesia species in Ixodes ricinus ticks from migratory birds in Sweden

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Migratory birds can cross geographical and environmental barriers and are thereby able to facilitate transmission of tick-borne pathogens both as carriers of infected ticks and as reservoirs of pathogenic microorganisms.
Peter Wilhelmsson, Olga Pawełczyk, Thomas G. T. Jaenson, Jonas Waldenström, Björn Olsen, Pia Forsberg, Per-Eric Lindgren   +6 more
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Ecological and Epidemiological Consequences of Tick‐Control Interventions in Residential Neighborhoods: A Synthesis of The Tick Project

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Controlling populations of Ixodes ticks has emerged as a core strategy for reducing human exposure to tick‐borne infections. Several means of reducing the size of the tick population using chemical and biological acaricides show promise in field trials and are frequently used commercially in North America and Europe.
Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, Fedor Korennoy   +2 more
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Ecological dynamics of blacklegged ticks, vertebrate hosts, and associated zoonotic pathogens in northeastern forests

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Specific host‐tick interactions in temperate forest systems influence variation in density and infection prevalence of nymphal blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). The density of infected nymphs (DIN), which is the product of nymphal infection prevalence (NIP) and density of questing nymphs (DON), influences the risk of human exposure to tick‐
Shannon L. LaDeau, Kelly Oggenfuss, Alexander Schmidt, Saravanan Thangamani, Richard S. Ostfeld   +4 more
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Vertical Transmission ofBabesia microti, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta tissue.
Julie T. Joseph, Kerry Purtill, Susan J. Wong, Jose Munoz, Allen Teal, Susan Madison-Antenucci, Harold W. Horowitz, Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, Julie M. Moore, Carlos Abramowsky, Gary P. Wormser   +10 more
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Use of tafenoquine to treat a patient with relapsing babesiosis with clinical and molecular evidence of resistance to azithromycin and atovaquone

IDCases, 2022
Tafenoquine is a highly effective treatment for Babesia microti infections in animal models. An immunocompromised patient infected by a strain of B.
Luis A. Marcos, Annie Leung, Laura Kirkman, Gary P. Wormser   +3 more
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Chemotherapy of Babesia microti infections in Mongolian Jirds [PDF]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1980
For identifying drugs which might be effective in the treatment of human Babesia microti infections, 20 selected antiprotozoal agents or combinations of agents were tested for activity against B. microti in Mongolian jirds (meriones unguiculatus). 4-Methyl-primaquine and aromatic diamidines, including diminazene and pentamidine, were the most effective
T K, Ruebush, P G, Contacos, E A, Steck
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Diversity of Babesia spp. in skunks from selected states in the United States of America

Parasite
Babesia species are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites that infect a variety of hosts. The goal of this study was to evaluate the piroplasm species present in skunks in various states in the United States and determine whether there was any geographic
Garrett Kayla B., Brown Justin, Gabriel Mourad, Dowler Robert, Perkins J. Clint, Krejsa Dianna, Yabsley Michael J.   +6 more
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Severe Infection in an Immunocompetent Host in Pennsylvania

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2016
Babesiosis, due to infection by a tick-borne protozoan (predominantly Babesia microti in North America), is an emerging health risk that is expanding into new areas and may be unfamiliar to clinicians in locations not previously considered endemic ...
Jeffrey Genda MD, Elizabeth A. Negron RN, MPH, Mona Lotfipour MSc, Samyuktha Balabhadra BA, Diana S. Desai MD, David W. Craft PhD, Michael Katzman MD   +6 more
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Characterization of anti-erythrocyte and anti-platelet antibodies in hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia induced by Plasmodium spp. and Babesiaspp. infection in mice

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionMalaria and Babesiosis are acute zoonotic disease that caused by infection with the parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. Severe anemia and thrombocytopenia are the most common hematological complication of malaria and babesiosis.
Mo Zhou, Mo Zhou, Mo Zhou, Jun Xie, Jun Xie, Osamu Kawase, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Shengwei Ji, Shanyuan Zhu, Shanyuan Zhu, Shinuo Cao, Shinuo Cao, Shinuo Cao, Xuenan Xuan   +13 more
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Rapid Northward Expansion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, in Response to Climate Change

Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 11, November 2025.
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit human diseases such as Lyme disease and is exposing new human populations to this risk due to its rapid expansion into Canada. We used community science data (eTick and iNaturalist) to understand the environmental factors responsible for the distribution of I.
Jacob R. Westcott, Joseph J. Bowden, Jade Savage, Karen M. Doody   +3 more
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