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

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 studi...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: 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, D. (David), Mihalca, A. D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
bat pipistrellus-nathusii
infections
pathogens
vector
rabies
cats
dogs
Bats
Tick-borne pathogens
Piroplasms
Babesia vesperuginis
Europe
Pipistrellus nathusii
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2536-3
http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0298383
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Summary: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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