Cervids as Babesiae hosts, Slovenia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jul;11(7):1121-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1107.040724.

Abstract

We describe cervids as potential reservoir hosts of Babesia EU1 and B. divergens. Both babesial parasites were found in roe deer. Sequence analysis of 18S rRNA showed 99.7% identity of roe deer Babesia EU1 with the human EU1 strain. B. divergens detected in cervids was 99.6% identical to bovine B. divergens.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Babesia / genetics
  • Babesia / isolation & purification*
  • Babesiosis / epidemiology
  • Deer / parasitology*
  • Disease Reservoirs*
  • Phylogeny
  • Slovenia / epidemiology