| Literature DB >> 23658262 |
Nicola Decaro1, Vittorio Larocca, Antonio Parisi, Michele Losurdo, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Maria Fiorella Greco, Antonio Miccolis, Gianpiero Ventrella, Domenico Otranto, Canio Buonavoglia.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23658262 PMCID: PMC3697720 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00713-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948