Human Babesia odocoilei and Bartonella spp. co-infections in the Americas [PDF]
Parasites and VectorsBackground In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the collective medical understanding of “individual pathogen” vector-borne infectious disease ...
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Surveillance for Babesia odocoilei in Hunter-Harvested Wild-Elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) from Pennsylvania, USA (2016–2017) [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Babesia odocoilei is a tick-borne protozoal parasite which infects the erythrocytes of members of the families Cervidae and Bovidae. Infection can result in hemolytic anemia, lethargy, anorexia, and death. The reservoir host of B.
Elizabeth Jean Calvente +5 more
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Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2021 Human babesiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease that causes societal and economic impact worldwide. Several species of Babesia cause babesiosis in terrestrial vertebrates, including humans.
John D. Scott +3 more
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Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Southern Ontario, Canada [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Tick-borne zoonotic diseases have an economic and societal impact on the well-being of people worldwide. In the present study, a high frequency of Babesia odocoilei, a red blood cell parasite, was observed in the Huronia area of Ontario, Canada. Notably,
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Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Ontario and Quebec, Canada [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Songbirds widely disperse ticks that carry a diversity of pathogens, some of which are pathogenic to humans. Among ticks commonly removed from songbirds, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can harbor any combination of nine zoonotic pathogens ...
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Tick-borne pathogens cause infectious diseases that inflict much societal and financial hardship worldwide. Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are primary vectors of several epizootic and zoonotic pathogens.
John D. Scott, Risa R. Pesapane
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First Molecular Identification of Zoonotic Babesia odocoilei in Ticks from Romania [PDF]
MicroorganismsBabesia odocoilei is an emerging zoonotic protozoan parasite primarily associated with cervids, with growing recognition among non-cervid hosts and in terms of potential public health implications.
Ioan Cristian Dreghiciu +10 more
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Pathogen presence, prevalence, and diversity in Ixodes scapularis and mammal hosts at their expanding northern range limits [PDF]
Frontiers in Parasitology, 2023 With climate and land use changes, tick-borne pathogens are expected to become more widely distributed in Canada. Pathogen spread and transmission in this region is modulated by changes in the abundance and distribution of tick and host populations. Here,
Kirsten E. Crandall +5 more
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Development of Multiplex Assays for the Identification of Zoonotic Babesia Species [PDF]
PathogensMore than one-hundred Babesia species that affect animals and humans have been described, eight of which have been associated with emerging and underdiagnosed zoonoses. Most diagnostic studies in humans have used serology or molecular assays based on the
Ana Cláudia Calchi +6 more
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, and -like MO-1 infection in the brain of a child with seizures, mycotoxin exposure and suspected Rasmussen's encephalitis [PDF]
Journal of Central Nervous System DiseaseBackground In conjunction with more sensitive culture and molecular diagnostic testing modalities, simultaneous or sequential infection with more than 1 vector borne zoonotic pathogen is being increasingly documented in human patients.
Edward B. Breitschwerdt +3 more
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