Open AccessBabesiosis prevalence in malaria-endemic regions of Colombia
Author(s) -
Juliana Gonzalez,
Ignacio Echaide,
Adriana Pabón,
Juan Gabriel Piñeros,
Silvia Blair,
Alberto Tobón-Castaño
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.249480
Subject(s) - babesia bigemina , babesia bovis , babesia , babesiosis , veterinary medicine , biology , malaria , serology , population , incidence (geometry) , prevalence , vector (molecular biology) , virology , immunology , medicine , environmental health , antibody , biochemistry , physics , gene , optics , recombinant dna
: The presence of Babesia spp in humans, bovine cattle and ticks (the transmitting vector) has not been well characterized in Colombia. Babesia infection in humans can be overlooked due to similarity of the disease symptoms with malaria specially in the regions where malaria is endemic. The aim of the present work was to study the frequency of Babesia infection in humans, bovines and ticks in a malaria endemic region of Colombia, and explore the possible relationship of infection with host and the environmental factors.