The global emergence of human babesiosis

A Kumar, J O'Bryan, PJ Krause - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa that are
primarily transmitted by hard-bodied (ixodid) ticks and rarely through blood transfusion …

Human babesiosis in Europe

A Hildebrandt, A Zintl, E Montero, KP Hunfeld, J Gray - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Babesiosis is attracting increasing attention as a worldwide emerging zoonosis. The first
case of human babesiosis in Europe was described in the late 1950s and since then more …

Revisiting the mechanisms of immune evasion employed by human parasites

M Chulanetra, W Chaicumpa - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
For the establishment of a successful infection, ie, long-term parasitism and a complete life
cycle, parasites use various diverse mechanisms and factors, which they may be inherently …

Human Babesia odocoilei and Bartonella spp. co-infections in the Americas

RG Maggi, AC Calchi, CO Moore, E Kingston… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in
patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the …

Anti-parasitic drug discovery against Babesia microti by natural compounds: an extensive computational drug design approach

S Akash, ME Hosen, S Mahmood, SJ Supti… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne Babesiosis is a parasitic infection caused by Babesia microti that can infect both
animals and humans and may spread by tick, blood transfusions, and organ transplantation …

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 …

Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms

JD Scott, MS Sajid, EL Pascoe, JE Foley - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human babesiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease that causes societal and economic
impact worldwide. Several species of Babesia cause babesiosis in terrestrial vertebrates …

Long-term study of Borrelia and Babesia prevalence and co-infection in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor recticulatus ticks removed from humans in Poland, 2016 …

A Pawełczyk, M Bednarska, A Hamera, E Religa… - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common vector-borne disease in Europe.
Monitoring changes in the prevalence of different Borrelia species in ticks may be an …

Preventing transfusion-transmitted babesiosis

EM Bloch, PJ Krause, L Tonnetti - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Babesia are tick-borne intra-erythrocytic parasites and the causative agents of babesiosis.
Babesia, which are readily transfusion transmissible, gained recognition as a major risk to …

[HTML][HTML] Development of multiplex assays for the identification of zoonotic Babesia species

AC Calchi, CO Moore, L Bartone, E Kingston… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than one-hundred Babesia species that affect animals and humans have been
described, eight of which have been associated with emerging and underdiagnosed …