Babesia vesperuginis, a neglected piroplasmid: new host and geographical records, and phylogenetic relations

0507390 - BC 2020 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Corduneanu, A. - Hrazdilová, K. - Sándor, A.D. - Matei, I.A. - Ionică, A.M. - Barti, L. - Ciocanau, M.-A. - Mantoiu, D.S. - Coroiu, I. - Hornok, S. - Fuehrer, H.-P. - Leitner, N. - Bago, Z. - Stefke, K. - Modrý, David - Mihalca, A. D.
Babesia vesperuginis, a neglected piroplasmid: new host and geographical records, and phylogenetic relations.
Parasites & Vectors. Roč. 10, DEC 6 2017 (2017), č. článku 598. ISSN 1756-3305. E-ISSN 1756-3305
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : bat pipistrellus-nathusii * infections * pathogens * vector * rabies * cats * dogs * Bats * Tick-borne pathogens * Piroplasms * Babesia vesperuginis * Europe
OECD category: Veterinary science
Impact factor: 3.163, year: 2017
Method of publishing: Open access
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13071-017-2536-3

Background: Babesia spp. are hemoparasites which infect the red blood cells of a large variety of mammals. In bats, the only known species of the genus is Babesia vesperuginis. However, except a few old reports, the host range and geographical distribution of this bat parasite have been poorly studied. This study aimed to investigate the presence of piroplasms in tissues of bats collected in four different countries from eastern and central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.
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