Babesia and Human Babesiosis

• Other Authors: Montero, Estrella (Editor), Gray, Jeremy (Editor), Lobo, Cheryl Ann (Editor), González, Luis Miguel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Epidemiology & medical statistics; babesiosis; Babesia microti; Babesia duncani; parasite; therapy; atovaquone; endochin-like quinolones (ELQs); human babesiosis; Nantucket Island; epidemiology; ecology; human risk; European babesiosis; Babesia divergens; Babesia venatorum; Ixodes ricinus; parasite identity; clinical cases; diagnosis; treatment; Babesia; diversity; phylogenetic analysis; blood transfusion; prevention; screening; aspartyl protease; plasmepsin; apicomplexa; piroplasmida; BmIPA48; BMR1_03g00960; piroplasmid rhoptry-associated protein-1 (pRAP-1); ticks; Babesia sp.; biological cycle; experimental transmission; experimental models; Ixodes scapularis; climate; global warming; Babesia sp. MO1; Babesia capreoli; rap-1a; ama-1; phylogeny; sickle-cell anemia; hemolysis; haemoglobinopathies; immunoepidemiology; case surveillance; therapeutic drugs; peptidases; antibody-based assays; nucleic acid tests; multiplex detection; next generation sequencing; glycosylphosphatidylinositol; protein structure; antigen; host blood analysis; fallow deer; ixodid ticks; piroplasm; red deer; Theileria; Babesia bovis; Babesia bigemina; Colombia; n/a; in vitro culture; erythrocytes; DMEM-F12; virulence
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Babesiosis, caused by tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic parasites (Babesia spp.), occurs worldwide. The disease mainly affects livestock, but records of infections in humans are increasing, and the disease is considered to be emerging worldwide. This book provides a comprehensive and holistic view...