ArticlePloS one2019
Zoonotic Babesia: A scoping review of the global evidence.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global meta-analysis onPathogens and global health · 2022Pooled it
- Infection rates, species diversity, and distribution of zoonotic Babesia parasites in ticks: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasitology research · 2022Pooled it
- Epidemiological Survey of Tick-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens in Questing Ticks from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Parasitic Pathogens in Ticks Collected from Animal Hosts in Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Recent advancements in phytotherapeutics for controlling babesiosis and theileriosis.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Review
- First molecular detection of Babesia caballi in camel associated ticks in Uzbekistan, with no evidence of Anaplasma or Rickettsia.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- More than malaria: ExploringCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Development of apical membrane antigen-1 based ELISA kit for the diagnosis ofVeterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2026Article
- The Effect of Climate Change on Emergence and Evolution of Zoonotic Diseases in Asia.Zoonoses and public health · 2025Review
- Human babesiosis: The past, present and future.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Spermidine is a key polyamine required by intracellular parasites for survival within host erythrocytes.Science advances · 2025Article
- Cattle Zoonotic and Non-Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogens in Europe-A Retrospective Analysis of the Past 15 Years.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- The role of climatic changes in the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases: bibliometric analysis and literature-supported studies on zoonoses.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Molecular survey of tick-borne pathogens in domestic dogs from a rural region within the buffer zone of a conservation unit in the Brazilian Caatinga biome.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2025Article
- Current Status ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Coinfection ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Babesiosis: Analysis of the Evidence for Infections in the United Kingdom.International journal of general medicine · 2024Review
- Transfusion-transmittedJournal of clinical microbiology · 2023Review
- Plasma Blood Levels of Tafenoquine following a Single Oral Dosage in BALBc Mice with AcutePathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A high-resolution melting approach for the simultaneous differentiation of five human babesiosis-causing Babesia species.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBabesiosis is a parasitic vector-borne disease of increasing public health importance. Since the first human case was reported in 1957, zoonotic species have been reported on nearly every continent. Zoonotic Babesia is vectored by Ixodes ticks and is commonly transmitted in North America by Ixodes scapularis, the tick species responsible for transmitting the pathogens that also cause Lyme disease, Powassan virus, and anaplasmosis in humans. Predicted climate change is expected to impact the spread of vectors, which is likely to affect the distribution of vector-borne diseases including human babesiosis.
methodsA scoping review has been executed to characterize the global evidence on zoonotic babesiosis. Articles were compiled through a comprehensive search of relevant bibliographic databases and targeted government websites. Two reviewers screened titles and abstracts for relevance and characterized full-text articles using a relevance screening and data characterization tool developed a priori.
resultsThis review included 1394 articles relevant to human babesiosis and/or zoonotic Babesia species. The main zoonotic species were B. microti, B. divergens, B. duncani and B. venatorum. Articles described a variety of study designs used to study babesiosis in humans and/or zoonotic Babesia species in vectors, animal hosts, and in vitro cell cultures. Topics of study included: pathogenesis (680 articles), epidemiology (480), parasite characterization (243), diagnostic test accuracy (98), mitigation (94), treatment (65), transmission (54), surveillance (29), economic analysis (7), and societal knowledge (1). No articles reported predictive models investigating the impact of climate change on Babesia species.
conclusionKnowledge gaps in the current evidence include research on the economic burden associated with babesiosis, societal knowledge studies, surveillance of Babesia species in vectors and animal hosts, and predictive models on the impact of climate change. The scoping review results describe the current knowledge and knowledge gaps on zoonotic Babesia which can be used to inform future policy and decision making.
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