A review on equine piroplasmosis: epidemiology, vector ecology, risk factors, host immunity, diagnosis and control

TGE Onyiche, K Suganuma, I Igarashi… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease caused by apicomplexan protozoan
parasites, Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. The disease is responsible for serious …

Babesiosis and theileriosis in North America

C Almazán, RC Scimeca, MV Reichard, J Mosqueda - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Babesia and Theileria are apicomplexan parasites that cause established and emerging
diseases in humans, domestic and wild animals. These protozoans are transmitted by Ixodid …

Twenty years of equine piroplasmosis research: global distribution, molecular diagnosis, and phylogeny

S Tirosh-Levy, Y Gottlieb, LM Fry, DP Knowles… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Equine piroplasmosis (EP), caused by the hemoparasites Theileria equi, Theileria haneyi,
and Babesia caballi, is an important tick-borne disease of equines that is prevalent in most …

Eco‐epidemiology of equine piroplasmosis and its associated tick vectors in Europe: A systematic literature review and a meta‐analysis of prevalence

C Nadal, SI Bonnet, M Marsot - Transboundary and emerging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When studying a vector‐borne disease, an eco‐epidemiological approach is vital for a
comprehensive understanding of how the pathogen circulates amongst populations. Equine …

Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Babesia caballi and Theileria equi infection in equids

I García-Bocanegra, A Arenas-Montes… - The Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
A cross-sectional study was carried out on equids (horses, mules and donkeys) in
Andalusia, Southern Spain, to assess the level of exposure to equine piroplasmosis and to …

Infections by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Jordanian equids: epidemiology and genetic diversity

MA Qablan, M Oborník, KJ Petrželková, M Sloboda… - Parasitology, 2013 - cambridge.org
Microscopic diagnosis of equine piroplasmoses, caused by Theileria equi and Babesia
caballi, is hindered by low parasitaemia during the latent phase of the infections. However …

Prevalence and genetic diversity of equine piroplasms in Tov province, Mongolia

T Munkhjargal, T Sivakumar, B Battsetseg… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Equine piroplasmosis represents a serious problem in horse industry. Although, researchers
suggested the possible use of sub-unit vaccines to control equine piroplasmosis, the genetic …

Piroplasmosis in an endemic area: analysis of the risk factors and their implications in the control of Theileriosis and Babesiosis in horses

E Guidi, S Pradier, I Lebert, A Leblond - Parasitology Research, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Theileria equi (Laveran 1901) and Babesia caballi (Nuttall and Strickland 1910) are
the causative agents of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP), a severe and problematic disease …

Tick-borne pathogens and diseases in Greece

A Efstratiou, G Karanis, P Karanis - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are recognized as a serious and growing public health
epidemic in Europe, and are a cause of major losses in livestock production worldwide. This …

Demographic and environmental risk factors for infection by Theileria equi in 590 horses in Israel

A Steinman, T Zimmerman, E Klement, IM Lensky… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The prevalence of Theileria equi infection as well as the environmental and demographic
risk factors for infection was studied in 590 healthy horses from 46 farms in Israel. The …