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Phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial, plastid, and nuclear genes of Babesia sp. Mymensingh and its naming as Babesia naoakii n. sp.

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The recently discovered Babesia sp. Mymensingh, which causes clinical bovine babesiosis, has a wide geographical distribution. We investigated the phylogenetic position of Babesia sp.
Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Enkhbaatar Batmagnai, Believe Ahedor, Hemal Kothalawala, Singarayar Caniciyas Vimalakumar, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Junya Yamagishi, Naoaki Yokoyama   +9 more
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Role of the chemokine receptor CCR5-dependent host defense system in Neospora caninum infections

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Neospora caninum, a Toxoplasma gondii-like obligate intracellular parasite, causes abortion in cattle and neurological signs in canines. To understand neosporosis better, studies on host cell migration and host immune responses during the ...
Chisa Abe, Sachi Tanaka, Maki Nishimura, Fumiaki Ihara, Xuenan Xuan, Yoshifumi Nishikawa   +5 more
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Development and evaluation of specific polymerase chain reaction assays for detecting Theileria equi genotypes

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Theileria equi causes equine piroplasmosis, an economically significant disease that affects horses and other equids worldwide. Based on 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA sequences), T.
Believe Ahedor, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Atambekova Zhyldyz, Azirwan Guswanto, Noel Muthoni Mumbi Ngigi, Maria Fátima Rodríguez Valinotti, Hemal Kothalawala, Nizanantha Kalaichelvan, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Hemali Kothalawala, Tomás Javier Acosta, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama   +12 more
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Cryopreservation of protozoan parasites [PDF]

Cryobiology, 2004
Conventional methods for the propagation and preservation of parasites in vivo or in vitro have some limitations, including the need for labor, initial isolation and loss of strains, bacterial, and fungal contamination, and changes in the original biological and metabolic characteristics.
Miyake, Yuko, Karanis, Panagiotis, Uga, Shoji   +2 more
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Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of ivermectin on the growth of Babesia and Theileria parasites in vitro and in vivo

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019
Background Treatment is the principle way to control and eliminate piroplasmosis. The search for new chemotherapy against Babesia and Theileria has become increasingly urgent due to parasite resistance to current drugs.
Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amani Magdy Beshbishy, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi   +5 more
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Molecular Investigation of Tick-Borne Haemoparasites Isolated from Indigenous Zebu Cattle in the Tanga Region, Tanzania

Animals, 2022
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a major hindrance to livestock production in pastoral communities of Africa. Although information on tick-borne infections is necessary for setting up control measures, this information is limited in the pastoral ...
Aaron Edmond Ringo, Hezron Emanuel Nonga, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Zhuowei Ma, Boniface Chikufenji, Thanh Thom Do, Xuenan Xuan   +10 more
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Molecular detection and genetic characterisation of pathogenic Theileria, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species among apparently healthy sheep in central and western Kenya

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2019
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) caused by Theileria, Babesia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species are common in tropical and subtropical regions. In this study, we investigated the presence and genetic diversity of Theileria spp., Anaplasma ovis, B.
Aaron E. Ringo, Gabriel O. Aboge, Paul F. Adjou Moumouni, Seung Hun Lee, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Mingming Liu, Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Weiqing Zheng, Artemis Efstratiou, Eloiza M. Galon, Jixu Li, Oriel Thekisoe, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan   +15 more
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A Survey of Tick Infestation and Tick-Borne Piroplasm Infection of Cattle in Oudalan and Séno Provinces, Northern Burkina Faso

Pathogens, 2021
In this study, cattle farms located in Oudalan and Séno, two provinces in the Sahel region, northern Burkina Faso, were surveyed. Cattle owners were interviewed, cattle were examined for tick infestation, and ticks as well as blood samples were collected
Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Germaine Lim-Bamba Minoungou, Christian Enonkpon Dovonou, Eloiza May Galon, Artemis Efstratiou, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Benedicto Byamukama, Patrick Vudriko, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan   +10 more
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Data from expressed sequence tags from the organs and embryos of parthenogenetic Haemaphysalis longicornis

BMC Research Notes, 2021
Objectives Haemaphysalis longicornis is the most important tick species in Japan and has a wide range of vector capacity. Due to its veterinary and medical importance, this tick species has been used as a model for tick/vector biological studies.
Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Jinlin Zhou, Min Liao, Badgar Battsetseg, Damdinsuren Boldbaatar, Takeshi Hatta, Thasaneeya Kuboki, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Huey Shy Chee, Takeharu Miyoshi, Xiaohong Huang, Naotoshi Tsuji, Xuenan Xuan, Kozo Fujisaki   +13 more
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Immunity to Protozoan Parasites [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2012
تسبب طفيليات البروتوزوان العديد من الأمراض، مثل الملاريا وداء الليشمانيات وداء المثقبيات، مما يعوق التنمية البشرية في جميع أنحاء العالم. تسبب العديد من الأوليات التهابات غالبًا ما تتبع مسارات مزمنة، بسبب التطور المشترك بين الطفيليات والجهاز المناعي للمضيف.
Marcela F. Lopes, Dario S. Zamboni, Hugo D. Luján, Maurício M. Rodrigues   +3 more
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