Clinical bovine piroplasmosis caused by Babesia occultans in Italy
- DECARO, Nicola
- LAROCCA, VITTORIO
- LOSURDO, MICHELE
- LIA, Riccardo Paolo
- GRECO, MARIA FIORELLA
- VENTRELLA, GIANPIERO
- OTRANTO, Domenico
- BUONAVOGLIA, Canio
- Parisi, A
- Miccolis, A
Publication date
January 2013
DOI Publisher
American Society for Microbiology ISSN
0095-1137Abstract
A clinical outbreak of bovine piroplasmosis was reported in Italy. The etiological agent was characterized as Babesia occultans, a parasite regarded as apathogenic and never detected before in continental Europe. This report paves the way for further studies to assess the occurrence of this tick-transmitted protozoan in other European regions
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