A novel Babesia sp. of the “Western Babesia group”, detected in opossums from Guatemala

Babesia spp. are tick-borne protozoans that involve birds and mammals in their transmission cycles and cause babesiosis, a severe hemolytic malaria-like disease. Opossums of the genus Didelphis are recognized hosts of tick-borne pathogens. Therefore, exploring tick-borne agents in Didelphis species...

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Main Authors: Richard Thomas, Adriana Santodomingo, Catalina Parragué-Migone, Emerio Portillo, Manuel Barrios, José M. Venzal, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001292