Babesia sp.: emerging intracellular parasites in Europe

• Autorzy: Gray J S
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The emergence of Lyme borreltosis as the most prevalent arthropod disease of humans in the temperate northern hemisphere has resulted in renewed interest in human babesiosis, transmitted by the same tick vectors. The advent of new molecular tools has made possible a reappraisal of the main parasites involved (Babesia divergens in Europe and Babesia microti in the USA). B. divergens is probably restricted to European cattle, though there are several nearly identical species. B. microti occurs as a world-wide species complex rather than as a single species, and although both pheno-typic and genotypie features lend support to suggestions that zoonotic B. microti may occur in Europe, convincing medical evidence is lacking. Comparative biology should support genetic data in taxonomic studies of these parasites.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

human disease; Babesia; babesiosis; Babesia microti; tick-borne parasite; intracellular parasite; protozoan parasite; Babesia divergens

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Microbiology
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 53
• Numer: Suppl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.55-60,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Gray J S

• University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland

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