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Development of droplet digital PCR for the detection of Babesia microti and Babesia duncani [PDF]

Experimental Parasitology, 2015
Babesia spp. are obligate protozoan parasites of red blood cells. Transmission to humans occurs through bites from infected ticks or blood transfusion. Infections with B. microti account for the majority of the reported cases of human babesiosis in the USA. A lower incidence is caused by the more recently described species B. duncani.
Melisa, Wilson, Kathleen C, Glaser, Debra, Adams-Fish, Matthew, Boley, Maria, Mayda, Robert E, Molestina   +5 more
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First report of two asymptomatic cases of human infection with [i]Babesia[/i] microti (Franca, 1910) in Poland

, 2015
Human infection by [i]Babesia microti[/i] has been recognized as an emerging zoonosis with important public health implications worldwide. In Europe the reported cases of human babesiosis have been attributed mostly to [i]B. divergens[/i] infection, with
Welc-Faleciak, R., Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Marek Radkowski, Edward Siński, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Radkowski, M., Joanna Zajkowska, Marek Radkowski, Pancewicz, S.A., Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Edward Siński, Sinski, E., Sławomir A Pancewicz, Zajkowska, J., Joanna Zajkowska, Pawelczyk, A.   +16 more
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Immunodepression inBabesia microtiinfections

Parasitology, 1977
Infection with the avirulent piroplasmBabesia microtiin mice is accompanied by a marked depression in the ability of the mice to mount an immune response to sheep red blood cells. The period of immunodepression begins 3 days after peak parasitaemia and is maximal 4 days later.
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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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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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Co-infections in Persons with Early Lyme Disease, New York, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
In certain regions of New York state, USA, Ixodes scapularis ticks can potentially transmit 4 pathogens in addition to Borrelia burgdorferi: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia miyamotoi, and the deer tick virus subtype of Powassan virus.
Gary P. Wormser, Donna McKenna, Carol Scavarda, Denise Cooper, Marc Y. El Khoury, John Nowakowski, Praveen Sudhindra, Alexander Ladenheim, Guiqing Wang, Carol L. Karmen, Valerie Demarest, Alan P. Dupuis, Susan J. Wong   +12 more
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Sorbitol‐Induced Synchronisation of Babesia duncani and Assessment of Linoleic Acid Effect on Parasite‐Derived Vesicles

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, Dong Chen, Ronald Soriano, Jonas Gunnarsson, Jose Thekkiniath   +4 more
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Frequency of Piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in Stray Cats from Northern Italy [PDF]

, 2014
Emerging diseases caused by piroplasms pose a health risk for man and other animals, and domestic cats have been proposed as potential reservoirs for some piroplasm infections. The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of the piroplasms Babesia
N. Roggero, R. Perego, S. Caracappa, E. Spada, P. Galluzzo, G. Bagnagatti De Giorgi, D. Proverbio   +6 more
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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, Milena Fedorova, Nathalie C. Simard, Jean‐François Côté, Jeffrey M. Linnen, Genevieve Baron, François Milord, Karine Thivierge, Alejandra Irace‐Cima, Jamel A. Groves, Rebecca L. Townsend, Paula Saa, Laura Tonnetti, Susan L. Stramer, Marc Germain, Antoine Lewin   +15 more
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Two Species of Canine Babesia in Australia: Detection and Characterization by PCR

, 2003
The haemoprotozoan Babesia canis has been recognized in Australia for many years, and a second, smaller species has recently been discovered. Amplification and sequencing of a partial region of the 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene enabled ...
Jefferies, R., Muhlnickel, C.J., Irwin, P.J., Ryan, U.   +3 more
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