Stomoxys flies are mechanical vectors of pathogens present in the blood and skin of their
animal hosts, especially livestock, but occasionally humans. In livestock, their direct effects …

Tabanids are nuisance pests for people and livestock because of their painful and irritating
bite, persistent biting behavior, and blood ingestion. About 4400 tabanid species have been …

Parasitic protozoa comprise diverse aetiological agents responsible for important diseases
in humans and animals including sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis …

Bovine besnoitiosis, which is caused by the cyst-forming apicomplexan parasite Besnoitia
besnoiti, is a chronic and debilitating vector-borne disease characterized by both cutaneous …

Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora spp., Sarcocystis spp., Hammondia spp. and Besnoitia
besnoiti are genetically related cyst-forming coccidia. Serology is frequently used for the …

Bovine besnoitiosis is caused by the largely unexplored apicomplexan parasite Besnoitia
besnoiti. In cows, infection during pregnancy often results in abortion, and chronically …

The biology of Besnoitia besnoiti, the cause of bovine besnoitiosis, is poorly understood. Its
definitive host is unknown, and information on potential intermediate hosts is scarce. In order …

Until recently, besnoitiosis has been a neglected disease of domestic animals. Now, a
geographic expansion of the causing protozoan parasite Besnoitia besnoiti in livestock has …

Bovine besnoitiosis is caused by the cyst-forming apicomplexan parasite Besnoitia besnoiti.
This disease progresses in two sequential phases: a febrile acute phase with oedemas and …

Besnoitia besnoiti is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite and the causal agent of
bovine besnoitiosis. Bovine besnoitiosis has a considerable economic impact in Africa and …