Sheep as Host Species for Zoonotic Babesia venatorum, United Kingdom

Babesia venatorum is an increasingly prominent zoonotic parasite that predominantly infects wild deer. Our molecular examination of Babesia infecting mammals in the United Kingdom identified 18S sequences in domestic sheep isolates identical to zoonotic B. venatorum. Identification of this parasite...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-12, Vol.25 (12), p.2257-2260
Hauptverfasser:	Gray, Alexander, Capewell, Paul, Loney, Colin, Katzer, Frank, Shiels, Brian R, Weir, William
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural policy Animals babesia Babesia - classification Babesia - genetics Babesiosis Babesiosis - epidemiology Babesiosis - parasitology Beef cattle cattle Disease transmission Diseases Dispatch Host Specificity Infection Livestock Polymerase Chain Reaction Public health Public health movements Public Health Surveillance Resveratrol RNA, Protozoan RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics Sheep Sheep as Host Species for Zoonotic Surgery Tick-borne diseases tickborne diseases United Kingdom United Kingdom - epidemiology Zoonoses Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonoses - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	Babesia venatorum is an increasingly prominent zoonotic parasite that predominantly infects wild deer. Our molecular examination of Babesia infecting mammals in the United Kingdom identified 18S sequences in domestic sheep isolates identical to zoonotic B. venatorum. Identification of this parasite in livestock raises concerns for public health and farming policy in Europe.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2512.190459