Equine piroplasmosis is caused by one of 2 erythrocytic parasites Babesia caballi or
Theileria equi. Although the genus of the latter remains controversial, the most recent …

Equine piroplasmosis (EP), caused by the hemoparasites Theileria equi, Theileria haneyi,
and Babesia caballi, is an important tick-borne disease of equines that is prevalent in most …

Equine piroplasmosis is an infectious, tick-borne disease caused by the hemoprotozoan
parasites Theileria (previously Babesia) equi and Babesia caballi. Piroplasmosis affects all …

Background Equine piroplasmosis (EP) caused by Theileria equi, Babesia caballi, or both,
contributes to significant economic loss in the equine industry and remains uncontrolled in …

Recently reported substantial genetic diversity within Theileria equi 18S rRNA gene
sequences has led to the identification of five genotypes A, B, C, D, and E, complicating …

Equine piroplasmoses are enzootic parasitic diseases distributed worldwide with high
incidence in tropical and subtropical regions. In Spain, there is insufficient epidemiological …

Piroplasmosis in donkeys has been recognized as a serious problem of major economic
importance, since the affected animals manifest loss of appetite and decreased working …

Background Babesiosis is an important haemoparasitic disease, caused by the infection and
subsequent intra-erythrocytic multiplication of protozoa of the genus Babesia that impacts …

Babesia caballi is a tick-borne hemoparasite of equines and one of the causative agents of
equine piroplasmosis, which poses a great concern for the equine industry regarding animal …

Although a quantitative real-time PCR assay (qPCR) assay for the detection of Theileria equi
has been developed and evaluated, it is possible that additional, as yet undetected 18S …