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ArticleParasitology research2017

Babesia, Theileria, and Hepatozoon species in ticks infesting animal hosts in Romania.

Martin O Andersson, Conny Tolf, Paula Tamba, Mircea Stefanache, Gabriel Radbea, Franz Rubel, Jonas Waldenström, Gerhard Dobler, Lidia Chițimia-Dobler

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Martin O AnderssonCenter for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, SE-391 82, Kalmar, Sweden.
Conny TolfCenter for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, SE-391 82, Kalmar, Sweden.
Paula TambaInstitute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, Bucharest, Romania.
Mircea StefanachePAUMI-VET Private Veterinary Clinics, Snagov, Ilfov County, Romania.
Gabriel RadbeaSal-Vet Private Veterinary Clinics, Timisoara, Timis County, Romania.
Franz RubelInstitute for Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jonas WaldenströmCenter for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems (EEMiS), Linnaeus University, SE-391 82, Kalmar, Sweden.
Gerhard DoblerGerman Center of Infection Research (DZIF) Partner Munich, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937, Munich, Germany.
Lidia Chițimia-DoblerInstitute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, Bucharest, Romania. lidychitimia@yahoo.com.
Linnaeus University · SEInstitut für Mikrobiologie der BundeswehrInstitute for Diagnosis and Animal Health · RONational Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition · ROUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Hepatozoon spp. are tick-transmitted apicomplexan parasites that cause several important diseases in animals. To increase current knowledge about the diversity of tick-transmitted pathogens in Romania, we investigated the occurrence of Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Hepatozoon spp. in a wide range of tick species infesting animal hosts. We collected 852 ticks from 10 different animal species from 20 counties in Romania. The assessment was based on detection of parasite DNA by PCR. Five different apicomplexan parasite species were detected; among them three different species of Babesia: B. canis, B. microti, and B. ovis. Hepatozoon canis was the most frequently detected parasite, found predominately in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from domestic dogs. It was also detected in I. ricinus collected from goat, fox, and cat. Furthermore, H. canis was found in Haemaphysalis punctata and Haemaphysalis concinna ticks. In addition, Theileria buffeli was detected in Rhipicephalus bursa ticks collected from cattle.

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AnimalsBabesiaCatsCattleDogsEucoccidiidaFemaleFoxesHorsesMaleRomaniaSheepTheileriaTick InfestationsTicksTurkeysBabesiaHepatozoonRomaniaTheileriaTicks

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