Babesia life cycle–when phylogeny meets biology

M Jalovecka, D Sojka, M Ascencio, L Schnittger - Trends in parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
Although Babesia represents an important worldwide veterinary threat and an emerging risk
to humans, this parasite has been poorly studied as compared to Plasmodium, its malaria …

The biology of Theileria parva and control of East Coast fever–current status and future trends

V Nene, H Kiara, A Lacasta, R Pelle, N Svitek… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tremendous progress has been made over the last ten years on East Coast fever (ECF)
research. Publication of a reference genome sequence of Theileria parva, the causative …

Vaccines against bovine babesiosis: where we are now and possible roads ahead

M Florin-Christensen, CE Suarez, AE Rodriguez… - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia
bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and …

Discovery of a novel species, Theileria haneyi n. sp., infective to equids, highlights exceptional genomic diversity within the genus Theileria: implications for …

DP Knowles, LS Kappmeyer, D Haney… - International journal for …, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel apicomplexan parasite was serendipitously discovered in horses at the United
States–Mexico border. Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rDNA showed the erythrocyte …

Congenital transmission of apicomplexan parasites: a review

M Rojas-Pirela, L Medina, MV Rojas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Apicomplexans are a group of pathogenic protists that cause various diseases in humans
and animals that cause economic losses worldwide. These unicellular eukaryotes are …

Unravelling the cellular and molecular pathogenesis of bovine babesiosis: is the sky the limit?

CE Suarez, HF Alzan, MG Silva, V Rathinasamy… - International journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
The global impact of bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasites
Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Babesia divergens is vastly underappreciated. These …

Transfusion-transmitted Babesia spp.: a changing landscape of epidemiology, regulation, and risk mitigation

SJ Drews, AM Kjemtrup, PJ Krause… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Babesia spp. are tick-borne parasites with a global distribution and diversity of vertebrate
hosts. Over the next several decades, climate change is expected to impact humans …

Lessons Learned for Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Disease of Erythrocytic Parasites: Plasmodium and Babesia

V Djokic, SC Rocha, N Parveen - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Malaria caused by Plasmodium species and transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes affects
large human populations, while Ixodes ticks transmit Babesia species and cause …

Pathogenesis of Anemia in Canine Babesiosis: Possible Contribution of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines—A Review

W Zygner, O Gójska-Zygner, LJ Norbury - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne protozoan disease caused by intraerythrocytic parasites of
the genus Babesia. The infection may lead to anemia in infected dogs. However, anemia is …

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

T Sivakumar, B Tuvshintulga, D Otgonsuren… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The recently discovered Babesia sp. Mymensingh, which causes
clinical bovine babesiosis, has a wide geographical distribution. We investigated the …