babesia

Development of Babesia in the tick is complex and includes sexual reproduction.

Infections from other species of Babesia have been documented in humans, but are not regularly seen.

For babesia, it is often used in conjunction with oral azithromycin.

The most effective public health measure for Babesia is avoidance of tick exposure.

Vaccines are available on a commercial basis to immunize cattle against Babesia bovis.

The genus Entopolypoides may be synonymous with that of Babesia.

It is used to treat Babesia infection (babesiosis) dogs, horses, and cattle.

The co-infection mixed with high levels of babesia showed to be far more fatal than the distemper virus itself.

B. microti, the most common species of Babesia in humans, though, has not been shown to transmit transovarially.

The genus Nicollia is now regarded as a synonym for Babesia.

In the United States, Babesia microti is the most common strain associated with humans.

In addition, release into the wild would place Mara and the other lionesses at risk of contracting Babesia.

Theileria annulata is a protozoan closely related to Babesia.

Over 100 species of Babesia have been identified, but only a few have been documented to be pathogenic in humans.

Trophozoites within an erythrocyte that appear in a tetrad formation are also indicative of Babesia.

They include the tick parasites Babesia and Theileria.

Babesia imitans causes a mild form of the disease that frequently resolves without treatment (dogs in southeast Asia).

These Babesia are transmitted from adult female boophilid ticks to the next generation, as larvae, by infection of the eggs.

(2003) Babesia divergens, a bovine blood parasite of veterinary and zoonotic importance.

It appears to be related to the genera Babesia, Cytauxzoon and Theileria.

Some species of Babesia can be transmitted from a female tick to its offspring before migrating to salivary glands for feeding.

Many species of Babesia only infect nonhuman mammalian hosts, most commonly cattle, horses, and sheep.

Babesia microti is transmitted by ixodes ticks.

Called also Babesia equi and B. caballi.

However, "people who have no spleen or something wrong with their immune system and a few normal people will get very ill with babesia," he said.