Babesia (redirected from Babesia pantherae)

Babesia /Ba·be·sia/ (bah-be´ze-ah) a genus of protozoa found as parasites in red blood cells and transmitted by ticks; its numerous species include B. bige´mina, B. bo´vis, and B. ma´jor, and cause babesiosis in both wild and domestic animals and a malarialike illness in humans.

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Ba·be·si·a (b-bz-, -zh)

n.

A genus of parasitic sporozoans of the family Babesiidae that infect the red blood cells of humans and of animals such as dogs, cattle, and sheep.

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babesiosis [bah-be″ze-o´sis]

a group of tickborne diseases due to infection with protozoa of the genus Babesia, usually seen in wild or domestic animals as a type of anemia; it may spread to humans as a zoonosis characterized by a malarialike fever with chills, sweats, myalgia, nausea and vomiting, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly.

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Babesia

a genus of large, round to pyriform protozoa, of the family Babesiidae. Includes piroplasms. These protozoa pass part of their life cycle in erythrocytes. Transmission between animals is by ticks.

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Babesia bigemina

causes babesiosis of cattle and some wild ruminants.

Babesia bovis

causes babesiosis of cattle and some wild ruminants. Includes B. argentina, B. berberi, B. colchica.

Babesia caballi

causes a mild form of babesiosis in horses.

Babesia canis

causes babesiosis in dogs.

Babesia cati

found in cats.

Babesia colchica

see B. bovis (above).

Babesia divergens

causes a mild form of babesiosis of cattle and some wild ruminants.

Babesia equi

causes babesiosis in horses.

Babesia felis

causes babesiosis of cats.

Babesia gibsoni

causes babesiosis in dogs.

Babesia herpaiuri

found in cats.

Babesia hylomysci

found in red deer.

Babesia major

causes a mild form of babesiosis of cattle.

Babesia motasi

causes acute babesiosis in sheep and goats.

Babesia ovis

causes a mild form of babesiosis in sheep and goats.

Babesia pantherae

found in cats, leopard.

Babesia rodhaini

found in mice.

Babesia vogeli

found in dogs.