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Pathogens, 2023 Among vector-borne protozoa Hepatozoon felis and Cytauxzoon europaeus are considered emerging species in felids in Europe. To investigate the presence of these two protozoa 127 domestic cats and 4 wildcats were screened by PCRs targeting the 18S rRNA ...
Barbara Tuska-Szalay +9 more
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Evaluation of various sample sources for the cytologic diagnosis of Cytauxzoon felis
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022 Background Cytauxzoon felis is a life‐threatening protozoan disease of cats. Identification of schizont‐laden macrophages is a point‐of‐care diagnostic test for acute cytauxzoonosis.
Casey R. Sleznikow +5 more
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Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms
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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Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Cytauxzoon felis, a tick-borne hemoprotozoal pathogen of felids, causes an acute, often-fatal disease in domestic cats. While public awareness of the disease has increased, few studies have evaluated the incidence of acute cytauxzoonosis cases and their ...
Yvonne M. Wikander +2 more
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Babesia and Theileria Identification in Adult Ixodid Ticks from Tapada Nature Reserve, Portugal
Pathogens, 2022 This study, conducted in a nature reserve in southern Portugal, investigated the frequency and diversity of tick-borne piroplasms in six species of adult ixodid ticks removed from 71 fallow deer (Dama dama) and 12 red deer (Cervus elaphus), collected ...
Nélida Fernández +7 more
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Comparison of direct blood smear methods to detect piroplasms in wandering horses from Midwest Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Equine piroplasmosis is an apicomplexan hemoprotozoan-caused disease that affects equids worldwide. Horses that survive piroplasmosis can become asymptomatic carriers for the rest of their lives.
Arthur M.S.V. Pinto +5 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Theileria parva is a protozoan parasite that causes East Coast fever (ECF), an economically important disease of cattle in Africa. It is transmitted mainly by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
Kodzo Atchou +10 more
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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 ...
John D. Scott +3 more
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Genetic Diversity of Bovine Hemoprotozoa in South Korea
Pathogens, 2020 Tick-borne pathogens cause economically significant diseases in cattle. Theileria spp. are parasitic protozoa and the causative agent of bovine theileriosis.
Dongmi Kwak, Min-Goo Seo
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Ticks are important ectoparasites of small ruminants in tropics and subtropics including Iran. They transmit serious zoonotic pathogens such as Babesia and Theileria.
Maliheh Norouzi +2 more
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