Ixodes ticks maintain a large and diverse array of human pathogens in the enzootic cycle,
including Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti. Despite the poor ecological fitness of B …

Babesiosis is an emerging, tick-transmitted, zoonotic disease caused by hematotropic
parasites of the genus Babesia. Babesial parasites (and those of the closely related genus …

Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic disease on all inhabited continents and various wildlife
species are the principal reservoir hosts for zoonotic Babesia species. The primary vectors …

Human babesiosis is an important emerging tick-borne disease. Babesia divergens, a
parasite of cattle, has been implicated as the most common agent of human babesiosis in …

Human babesiosis, which is caused by infection with the intraerythrocytic malarialike
protozoan Babesia microti, has recently been diagnosed with increasing frequency in …

Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of animals and humans that cause
babesiosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted primarily by tick vectors. Although a variety of …

This handbook was assembled through the efforts of seven authors and three illustrators,
each of whom contributed to different components of the handbook. Author Bios: Evert E …

Objective: To characterize the etiologic agent (WA1) of the first reported case of babesiosis
acquired in Washington State. Design: Case report, and serologic, molecular, and …

To assess the possibility of standardization of a commonly used indirect immunofluorescent
antibody (IFA) test for detection of Babesia microti antibody in human sera, the results from …

Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi, the respective causative agents of human
babesiosis and Lyme disease, are maintained in their enzootic cycles by the blacklegged …