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 …

Equine piroplasmosis: An insight into global exposure of equids from 1990 to 2019 by systematic review and meta-analysis

TGE Onyiche, MO Taioe, NI Molefe, AA Biu, J Luka… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease of economic importance, relevant in the
international movement of equids. The causative agents are at least two apicomplexan …

Great diversity of Piroplasmida in Equidae in Africa and Europe, including potential new species

H Dahmana, N Amanzougaghene, B Davoust… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Piroplasms are Apicomplexa tick-borne parasites distributed worldwide. They are
responsible for piroplasmosis (theileriosis and babesiosis) in Vertebrata and are therefore of …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses in Spain

MGM Cortés, JL Fernández-García… - Parasite, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Equine piroplasmoses are enzootic parasitic diseases distributed worldwide with high
incidence in tropical and subtropical regions. In Spain, there is insufficient epidemiological …

Molecular and Serological Detection of Vector-Borne Pathogens Responsible for Equine Piroplasmosis in Europe between 2008 and 2021

CW Axt, A Springer, C Strube, C Jung, TJ Naucke… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is caused by Theileria (T.) equi and/or Babesia (B.) caballi. The
aim was to assess the percentage of positive test results for EP in horses in Europe and to …

Tick Fauna and Associated Rickettsia, Theileria, and Babesia spp. in Domestic Animals in Sudan (North Kordofan and Kassala States)

A Springer, YA Shuaib, MH Isaa, MIE Ezz-Eldin… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) have a major economic impact on animal production
worldwide. In the present study, 2410 ticks were collected from January to August 2017 from …

Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Chilean Thoroughbred Racing Horses

R Torres, C Hurtado, S Pérez-Macchi, P Bittencourt… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to serologically and molecularly survey Babesia caballi and Theileria equi
in thoroughbred horses from racecourses in Chile. Additionally, the genetic diversity of the …

Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Babesia caballi and Theileria equi infections in donkeys from Southern Italy

D Piantedosi, N D'alessio, A Di Loria, F Di Prisco… - The Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) has been frequently described in donkeys in subtropical and
tropical regions, but published data reflecting large scale surveys are very limited in Europe …

Characterization of Theileria equi genotypes in horses in Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan

D Ketter-Ratzon, S Tirosh-Levy, Y Nachum-Biala… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2017 - Elsevier
Equine theileriosis caused by Theileria equi is endemic in the Middle East, where it causes
a severe disease as well as widespread subclinical infection. The aim of this study was to …

Microscopic and molecular detection of camel piroplasmosis in Gadarif State, Sudan

AM Ibrahim, AAH Kadle… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The socioeconomic importance of camels (Camelus dromedarius) could not be neglected in
the Sudan. The present study was planned to confirm the presence of piroplasmosis in …