Babesia
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- Babesia bovis
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- Babesiosis
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19 sectionsContents
- Classification
- History
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Lifecycle
- Seasonality
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Transmission
- Epidemiology
- Disease
- In humans
- Diagnostic tests
- Morphology
- Treatment
- Prevention in animals
- Prevention in humans
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Babesia, also called Nuttallia, is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888; over 100 species of Babesia have since been identified.
Babesia comprises more than 100 species of tick-borne parasites that infect erythrocytes (red blood cells) in many vertebrate hosts.