A Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test for Diagnosing Babesiosis
Diagnostics, 2020 Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Babesia cause babesiosis in humans and animals. The microscopic examination of stained blood smears, detection of serum antibodies by immunoassays, and PCR-based identification of parasite nucleic acid in blood are ...
Jyotsna S. Shah +6 more
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Harnessing Mycobacterium bovis BCG Trained Immunity to Control Human and Bovine Babesiosis
Vaccines, 2022 Babesiosis is a disease caused by tickborne hemoprotozoan apicomplexan parasites of the genus Babesia that negatively impacts public health and food security worldwide.
Reginaldo G. Bastos +6 more
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Two Cases of Co-Infection with Babesiosis and Lyme Disease [PDF]
, 2012 Case 1 The patient is a 71-year-old female with past medical history significant for hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia who presented to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) with complaints of myalgias for 6 weeks duration. The patient stated that
DeCicco, MD, Anthony +4 more
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A flow cytometric assessment of the lymphocyte immunophenotypes in dogs naturally infected with Babesia rossi [PDF]
, 2017 Immunity to Babesia infection requires both innate and acquired responses, including cell mediated- and humoral responses. The aims of this study were to investigate the variation in selected peripheral blood lymphocyte phenotypes in dogs with virulent ...
Abdalla +70 more
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A Review of Zoonotic Babesiosis as an Emerging Public Health Threat in Asia
Pathogens, 2021 Zoonotic babesiosis poses a serious health risk in many parts of the world. Its emergence in Asia is thus a cause for significant concern, demanding that appropriate control measures are implemented to suppress its spread in this region.
Sabir Hussain +7 more
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Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies [PDF]
, 2017 Background: As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and
Branford, Gillian Carmichael +8 more
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Impact of co-infections in Lyme disease [PDF]
, 2016 Lyme disease is one of the most frequent tick-borne diseases worldwide, it can be multi-systemic and insidious, in particular when it shows a chronic course.
Bergamo, Serena, Stinco, Giuseppe
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and sepsis: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by a systolic dysfunction localized in the apical and medial aspect of the left ventricle. It is usually related to physical or emotional stress.
Agarwal V +15 more
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Upscaling the surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands [PDF]
, 2020 Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean.
Albina, Emmanuel +9 more
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Preventing Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis
Pathogens, 2021 Babesia are tick-borne intra-erythrocytic parasites and the causative agents of babesiosis. Babesia, which are readily transfusion transmissible, gained recognition as a major risk to the blood supply, particularly in the United States (US), where ...
Evan M. Bloch +2 more
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