ArticleParasites & vectors2025
Prevalence and genetic diversity of Babesia microti in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China.
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- Molecular epidemiology ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Rodent-Borne Parasites and Human Disease: A Growing Public Health Concern.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
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backgroundBabesiosis, a globally emerging tick-borne zoonosis caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan Babesia species, poses a significant threat to both animal and human health. This study investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of Babesia sp. in small rodents in central and southern Shanxi Province, China.
methodsRodents were captured from central and southern Shanxi Province, China. Liver, spleen, and kidney specimens were collected and screened for Babesia sp. based on 18S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing. For genetic and evolutionary analysis of Babesia sp. sequences based on the 18S rRNA gene, a phylogenetic tree was created using MEGA 11. Genetic diversity was analyzed using DNASP 6.12.03, and haplotype networks in Babesia microti from different regions and hosts were constructed using PopART software.
resultsThree hundred and one rodents were captured; PCR screening revealed a 6.64% (20/301) prevalence of Babesia sp. infection, detected in Niviventer confucianus (16.87%, 14/83) and Apodemus agrarius (3.85%, 6/156). Detection rates did not differ significantly according to sex, tissue, or habitat type. Geographically, central Shanxi exhibited significantly higher detection rates than southern Shanxi (9.74% vs. 0.94%, χ
conclusionsThis study found a high prevalence and low genetic diversity of B. microti infection in wild rodents in central Shanxi, which could provide a basis for local corresponding prevention and control strategies.
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