Open AccessHuman babesiosis: Recent discoveries
Author(s) -
M. Mitrovic,
F Ivana Kranjcic-Zec,
S Valentina Arsic-Arsenijevic,
M Aleksandar Dzamic,
Vidosava Radonjić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0408349m
Subject(s) - babesiosis , babesia , virology , zoonosis , immunology , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , borrelia burgdorferi , biology , borrelia , serology , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering
Babesiosis is caused by intraerythrocytic parasites of the genus Babesia, which is a common animal infection worldwide. This protozoa requires both a competent vertebrate and a nonvertebrate host (Ixodes sp. etc.) to maintain the transmission cycle.