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Detection and molecular characterization of a canine piroplasm from Brazil [PDF]

, 2011
In the beginning of the 20th century, a new canine disease was reported in Brazil under the name ""nambiuvu"", whose etiological agent was called Rangelia vitalii, a distinct piroplasm that was shown to parasitize not only erythrocytes, but also ...
Marcelo B. Labruna, SILVA, Aleksandro S. Da, LABRUNA, Marcelo B., GIROTTO, Aline, Da Silva, Aleksandro S., LOPES, Sonia T. A., João F. Soares, Lopes, Sonia T.A., Paulo E. Brandão, Sonia T.A. Lopes, Raqueli T. França, BRANDAO, Paulo E., Aleksandro S. Da Silva, SOARES, Joao F., FRANCA, Raqueli T., Aline Girotto   +15 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Babesia and Theileria Species in Sheep in Kars Region of Turkey

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2022
Objective:This study aimed to evaluate Babesia and Theileria species and vector ticks in sheep in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.Methods:Blood samples were collected from 960 sheep, and ticks were collected from the same animals between January ...
Nilgün Aydın, Zati Vatansever, Mükremin Özkan Arslan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anthemosoma garnhami in an HIV-Infected Man from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
An HIV-positive man from Zimbabwe living in South Africa sought treatment for multiple clinical signs, including fever, weight loss, anemia, and splenomegaly.
David Stead, Desiree du Plessis, Lisa Ming Sun, John Frean   +3 more
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Molecular Detection and Identification of Piroplasms in Semi-Intensively Managed Cattle from Abeokuta, Nigeria

Folia Veterinaria, 2020
Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne haemolytic disease caused by different species of the Babesia and Theileria genera. Data on the prevalence of bovine piroplasms and their genetic diversity are scanty in Nigeria.
Famuyide I. M., Takeet M. I., Talabi A. O., Otesile E. B.   +3 more
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High rate of adaptation of mammalian proteins that interact with Plasmodium and related parasites. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2017
Plasmodium parasites, along with their Piroplasm relatives, have caused malaria-like illnesses in terrestrial mammals for millions of years. Several Plasmodium-protective alleles have recently evolved in human populations, but little is known about host ...
Emily R Ebel, Natalie Telis, Sandeep Venkataram, Dmitri A Petrov, David Enard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Diagnosis and Identification of Equine Piroplasms: Challenges and Insights from a Study in Northern Italy. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Equine piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease with significant health and economic impacts on the equine industry. Various piroplasm species and genotypes belonging to Babesia and Theileria genera have been identified as causative agents of this disease ...
Facile V, Magliocca M, Dini FM, Imposimato I, Mariella J, Freccero F, Urbani L, Rinnovati R, Sel E, Gallina L, Castagnetti C, Galuppi R, Battilani M, Balboni A.   +13 more
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Development of a deep amplicon sequencing method to determine the species composition of piroplasm haemoprotozoa [PDF]

, 2019
Piroplasmosis is caused by tick-borne haemoprotozoa of the genera Theileria and Babesia. These parasitic infections can seriously impact on the health of livestock and production.
Morrison, Liam; id_orcid, Ali, Qasim, Morrison, Liam, Evans, Mike, Sargison, Neil D, Chaudhry, Umer, Sargison, Neil, Rashid, Imran, Shabbir, Muhammad Zubair, Morrison, Ivan, Ashraf, Kamran, Ijaz, Muhammad, Abbas, Muhammad   +12 more
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A NOTE ON THE EVALUATION OF STAGE SPECIFIC ANTIGENS OF Theileria annulata FOR USE IN ELISA [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2004
The immune response of calves to stage specific antigens of Theileria annulata was evaluated in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the results showed the piroplasm antigen to be specific followed by the sporozoite and schizont antigens. The
T.J. Harikrishnan, D.J. Chellappa, S. Balasundaram   +2 more
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Multiple piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in the United States

, 2023
Piroplasms, which include the agents of cattle fever and human and dog babesiosis, are a diverse group of blood parasites of significant veterinary and medical importance.
Julia González, Dina M. Fonseca, Francisco C. Ferreira, Heidi Herb   +3 more
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Samples positive for piroplasm 18S rDNA from wildlife and ticks utilised in this study.

, 2019
Samples positive for piroplasm 18S rDNA from wildlife and ticks utilised in this study.
Peter J. Irwin (8149434), Timothy J. Portas (8149425), Una M. Ryan (3694510), J. Anthony Friend (6752558), Liisa A. Ahlstrom (8149428), Jill Austen (8149422), Charlotte L. Oskam (8149431), Amanda D. Barbosa (4246729)   +7 more
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