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Zoonotic reservoir of Babesia microti in Poland

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Karbowiak G.

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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2004

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tom 53

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nr Suppl.

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Babesiosis is as one of the emerging human and animal diseases transmitted by ticks. It is caused intraerythrocytic parasites of the genus Babesia. Current evidence of human babesiosis suggests that the majority of cases are involved by Babesia divergens and Babesia microti piroplasms. As zoonotic reservoir of B. microti serve small mammals - insectivores and rodents. The occurrence of this parasite in natural environment in Poland is documented for various regions, in the wide range of mammal hosts. The most important role as Babesia microti reservoir play Microtus voles. The prevalence of infection in Microtus arvalis studied in Mazurian Lakeland is 9-33%; in Microtus agrestis in Katowice agglomeration reach almost 50%, Microtus oeconomus in Białowieża 7.7-50%. The lesser role as zoonotic reservoir play Clethrionomys voles, Apodemus mice and shrews; the prevalence of infections in these mammals don't exceed 2 %. The vectors for B. microti piroplasms in middle-European conditions are Ixodes ricinus, I. trianguliceps and Dermacentor reticulatus. There were recorded the infections of Ixodes ricinus ticks with B. microti in Szczecin and Tri-City, the rate was 6.2-13.3%. The variation in B. microti prevalence in rodents and ticks is very changeable and determined by season, the interaction with other hemoparasites, host's age and local conditions.

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In vitro antioxidant and antibabesial activities of the extracts of Achillea millefolium

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Guz L. , Adaszek Ł. , Wawrzykowski J. , Ziętek J. , Winiarczyk S. , Guz L. , Adaszek Ł. , Wawrzykowski J. , Ziętek J. , Winiarczyk S.

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The genetic diversity of Babesia canis infecting dogs in the Mazowieckie voivodship

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Rozej-Bielicka W. , Masny A. , Golab E.

Annals of Parasitology

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2016

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tom 62

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Analysis of haematological abnormalities observed in dogs infected by a large Babesia

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Fabisiak M. , Sapierzynski R. , Klucinski W.

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2010

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tom 54

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nr 2

167-170

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The aim of presented study was a statistical analysis of haematological abnormalities in cases of canine babesiosis, especially according to age and breed of animals. Data submitted to analysis consisted of 350 haematological results from dogs that were diagnosed as Babesia positive, based on May-Grünwald-Giemsa stained blood smears. Haematology tests (erythrocyte, leukocyte, and platelet parameters) were performed on automated analyser. Haematological parameters that showed abnormalities were submitted to the statistical analysis with the group division based on animals' age and breed. It was found that the most significant haematological abnormality in the course of babesiosis is thrombocytopoenia, less severe abnormalities included anaemia, leukopoenias (both neutropoenia and lymphopoenia), moreover bi- or pancytopoenia were noted more seldom. Additionally, significant differences of PCV value between the group of young animals and both groups of adult and old animals were observed, and also in case of WBC value significant difference between German shepherds and mongrels were noted.

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A comparison between manual count, flow cytometry and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction as a means of determining Babesia rossi parasitaemia in naturally infected dogs

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de Villiers L. , Quan M. , Troskie M. , Jordaan J. C. , Leisewitz A. L.

Acta Parasitologica

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2020

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tom 65

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nr 1

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A PCR method targeting internal transcribed spacers: the simultaneous detection of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in cattle

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Liu J. , Guan G. , Liu A. , Li Y. , Yin H. , Luo J.

Acta Parasitologica

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2014

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tom 59

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nr 1

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In this study, two pairs of oligonucleotide primers were designed according to the nucleotide sequence of the internal transcribed spacers (ITSs) of Babesia bigemina and B. bovis isolates from China. The primers were used in a multiplex PCR to detect parasite DNA in blood samples from cattle. There was no cross reactions with B. ovata, B. major, B. sp. Kashi, Theileria annulata, T. sergenti, T. sinensis or normal bovine DNA. The sensitivity of multiplex PCR assay was 1 pg and 10 pg DNA for B. bigemina and B. bovis, respectively. A total of 260 field blood samples collected from cattle in five provinces of China were analyzed by multiplex PCR and light microscopy. PCR testing revealed that 7.3% (19/260) and 5.8% (15/260) of cattle were positive for B. bigemina and B. bovis and 1.2% (3/260) of cattle were co-infected with B. bigemina and B. bovis. Using light microscopy, 2.3% (6/260) and 1.5% (4/260) of cattle were infected by B. bigemina and B. bovis, respectively, and no co-infection was found. The results showed that the multiplex PCR developed in the present study could be an alternative diagnostic tool for the detection of B. bovis and B. bigemina infection in cattle.

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Undesirable immune reactions in the course of babesiosis in a 10-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog

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Wojtas J. , Garbal M. , Garbiec A.

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Zootechnica

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2020

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tom 19

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nr 1

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Evaluation of the protective effect of a prime-boost strategy with plasmid DNA followed by recombinant adenovirus expressing BmAMA1 as vaccines against Babesia microti infection in hamster

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Wang G. , Yu L. , Efstratiou A. , Moumouni P. F. A. , Liu M. , Guo H. , Gao Y. , Cao S. , Zhou M. , Li J. , Ringo A. E. , Xuan X.

Acta Parasitologica

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2018

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tom 63

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nr 2

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End point multiplex PCR for diagnosis of haemoprotozoan diseases in cattle

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Charaya G. , Rakha N. K. , Kumar A. , Maan S. , Goel P.

Acta Parasitologica

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2021

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tom 66

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nr 1

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The prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in cats, healthy dogs and dogs with concurrent babesiosis in an expansion zone in central Poland

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Bajer A. , Rodo A. , Mierzejewska E. J. , Tolkacz K. , Welc-Faleciak R.

Annals of Parasitology

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2016

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tom 62

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nr Suppl.

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Emergence of canine blood parasite Babesia gibsoni in Slovakia, clinical and molecular genetic study

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Víchova B. , Blanarova L. , Komjati-Nagyova M. , Horska M. , Svihran M.

Annals of Parasitology

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2016

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tom 62

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nr Suppl.

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The clinical course of babesiosis in 76 dogs infected with protozoan parasites Babesia canis canis

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Adaszek L. , Winiarczyk S. , Skrzypczak M.

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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2009

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tom 12

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nr 1

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The aim of the study was to trace the clinical course of babesiosis in 76 dogs infected with Babesia canis protozoa and to assess the usefulness of PCR method in the routine diagnosis of the disease. The investigations were conducted in three successive seasons of the biological activity of ticks on dogs displaying possible clinical signs of babesiosis, the latter assigned individual numbers from 001 to 076. All the animals underwent routine clinical examinations and blood was collected for haematological, biochemical, parasitological and molecular tests for babesiosis. The most frequent clinical signs observed in the course of the disease were changes in urine colour and xanthosis or paleness of mucous membranes, whereas in the haematological and biochemical examinations, the most frequent laboratory findings were thrombocytopenia, leucopoenia, anaemia and an increase in levels of urea and bilirubin. In all blood smears stained with the May-Grunwald and Giemsa methods, from the 76 dogs, the presence of Babesia canis protozoa was observed in erythrocytes, and their DNA was detected in 69 blood samples by means of PCR technique. The course of the disease and the results of molecular examinations suggested the haemolytic form of babesiosis. The previous genetic analysis of isolates of Babesia canis canis from the eastern areas of Poland helped to distinguish two specific groups, A and B, within the species (Adaszek and Winiarczyk 2008a). The present study revealed a certain interrelation between the intensification of thrombocytopenia and the fact that protozoa belong to either group A or B. The mean number of thrombocytes in dogs infected with protozoa from group A was 61.11 thousand/mm3, whereas the mean number of thrombocytes in the blood of dogs infected with protozoa from group B was 27.47 thousand/mm3. A strong correlation was also observed between the low level of thrombocytes and the increase in the internal body temperature (p=0.02), accelerated pulse rate (p=0.01) and discoloration of urine (p=0.04). As a result of the treatment of dogs with imidocarb, recovery was observed in 73 out of the 76 dogs brought to the clinic.

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Increased AST/ALT ratio in azotaemic dogs infected with Babesia canis

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Zygner W. , Gojska-Zygner O. , Norbury L. J. , Wedrychowicz H.

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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2012

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tom 15

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nr 3

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The AST/ALT ratio was estimated in 182 dogs infected with Babesia canis. Among these dogs 65 had anaemia and 68 were azotaemic. Student’s t test was used to compare means of the AST/ALT ratio in anaemic and non-anaemic dogs, and in azotaemic and non-azotaemic dogs (p < 0.05). The differences in AST/ALT ratio between anaemic (1.52 ± 1.15) and non-anaemic (1.76 ± 1.34) dogs were statistically insignificant (p = 0.23), however, the comparison of AST/ALT ratio between azotaemic (2.68 ± 1.52) and non-azotaemic (1.08 ± 0.53) dogs revealed a significantly higher value of this index in azotaemic dogs (p = 0.00). The present results suggest that kidney injury contributed to increased AST activity in these dogs.

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Babesia spp. infections transmitted through blood transfusion

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Sinski E. , Welc-Faleciak R. , Poglod R.

Wiadomości Parazytologiczne

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2011

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tom 57

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nr 2

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Babesiosis in humans is caused by infection with various species of Babesia (Apicomplexa, Piroplasmida), mainly transmitted by an arthropod vector – Ixodes spp. ticks. This review will focus on blood transfusion as another mode of Babesia transmission, especially in endemic areas, as well as the impact of human babesiosis on transfusion medicine.

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Molecular identification of a novel species, Babesia panickeri sp. nov., from a naturally infected domestic cat of India and its comparison with canine Babesia isolates

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Panicker V. P. , Sreedharannair A. K. , Narayanan A. , George S. , Hameed S. V.

Acta Parasitologica

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2020

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tom 65

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nr 4

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Hepatic tissue changes in rats due to chronic invasion of Babesia microti

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Okla H. , Jasik K. P. , Slodki J. , Rozwadowska B. , Slodki A. , Jurzak M. , Pierzchala E.

Folia Biologica

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2014

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tom 62

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nr 4

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Molecular detection and assessment of risk factors for tick-borne diseases in sheep and goats from Turkey

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Benedicto B. , Ceylan O. , Moumoumi P. F. A. , Lee S.-H. , Tumwebaze M. A. , Li J. , Galon E. M. , Liu M. , Li Y. , Ji S. , Ringo A. , Rizk M. , Sevinc F. , Xuan X.

Acta Parasitologica

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2020

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tom 65

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nr 3

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B cells and CD4plus T cells play a key role in resistance to Babesia microti infection in mice

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Szymczak J. , Donskow-Lysoniewska K. , Doligalska M.

Annals of Parasitology

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2016

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tom 62

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nr Suppl.

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Hematological and biochemical changes in naturally occurring equine piroplasmosis in donkeys (Equus asinus) of Northwest of Iran

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Afshar N. A. , Malekifard F. , Rezaei S. A. , Tavassoli M.

Acta Parasitologica

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2020

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tom 65

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nr 4

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New localities of Dermacentor reticulatus tick (vector of Babesia canis canis) in central and eastern Poland

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Zygner W. , Gorski P. , Wedrychowicz H.

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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2009

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tom 12

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nr 4

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Dermacentor reticulatus tick is a vector and final host of Babesia canis canis, protozoan parasite of the dog. In Poland and other European countries, endemic regions for canine babesiosis caused by B. canis canis are the same as endemic regions for D. reticulatus. In many of these regions, canine babesiosis is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in dogs. In Europe, increasing range of geographical distribution of D. reticulatus is observed. A consequence of this fact may be increasing range of canine babesiosis. D. reticulatus is one of the most common ticks occurring in Poland, however, it occurs mainly in the north-eastern and eastern part of the country, and there are many areas in which this species has not been reported yet. In this study, D. reticulatus ticks were collected from March 2007 to November 2008 in central and eastern Mazowsze region, and in some localities in Białystok and Lublin regions. Twenty four new sites for D. reticulatus, mainly in central and eastern regions of Mazowsze Province have been found. 18 localities are placed on banks of the fishing ponds or in river valleys and 6 are forests borders or barren lands and meadows, not situated near rivers or other water reservoirs. All tick-rich sites are localized in river valleys or on pond banks. However, statistical analysis showed that there were no differences in the density of ticks between groups of areas. These results show that the occurrence of D. reticulatus in newly detected areas has became endemic. Probably woodless, unregulated river valleys are important migration tracts for this species of tick and enable them to penetrate new territories. It seems likely that geographical range of D. reticulatus is widening from east to west of Poland what can induce an increase in the number of canine babesiosis cases in areas non-endemic for B. canis canis and its vector. Climate change may be also partially responsible for earlier beginning of tick’s seasonal activity as well as for bigger faunal diversity (more potential host species both for adults and immature stages).