Genetic diversity of Theileria spp. in deer (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) from Brazil

AC Calchi, JMB Duarte, AC Castro-Santiago… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Babesia spp. and Theileria spp. are tick-borne apicomplexan protozoa that can cause
disease in animals and humans. Deer are considered reservoirs for a wide variety of …

Detection and molecular characterization of Babesia sp. in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from western Japan

M Morikawa, S Mitarai, I Kojima, M Okajima… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wild animals often act as reservoirs of tick-borne Babesia and Theileria spp., which cause
piroplasmosis. Therefore, epidemiological investigations about the distribution of these …

Diversity of piroplasma species in small rodents and ticks captured in suburbs of Gifu City, central Japan

Y Matsuda, M Okajima, Y Fujii, F Izumi… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2025 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Piroplasmas (Babesia and Theileria) are protozoa transmitted from ticks to warmblooded
animals. Some species of them, such as Babesia microti, can cause zoonotic infections …

Theileria infection with severe anemia and unhealed fracture in a sika deer Cervus nippon aplodontus (Cervidae: Cetartiodactyla)

R Maruko, T Tokiwa, J Nakai, S Nakamura - Parasitology International, 2021 - Elsevier
An adult female sika deer (Cervus nippon aplodontus) inhabiting Nara Park, Nara, Japan,
had broken bone injuries from a car accident. During its treatment, we found that the sika …