A note on the transmission of Babesia bovis (syn B argentina) by the one-host tick, Boophilus microplus

Boophilus microplus infected with Babesia bovis were transferred artificially from one splenectomised calf to another during each moult in the parasitic life cycle of the tick. Eggs from the engorged female ticks recovered at the end of the cycle were incubated and the resulting larvae used to infes...

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Published inResearch in veterinary science Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 253
Main Authors Mahoney, D F, Mirre, G B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1979
Subjects
Animals
Babesia
Babesiosis - transmission
Cattle
Ticks - growth & development
Ticks - parasitology
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Summary:Boophilus microplus infected with Babesia bovis were transferred artificially from one splenectomised calf to another during each moult in the parasitic life cycle of the tick. Eggs from the engorged female ticks recovered at the end of the cycle were incubated and the resulting larvae used to infest more splenectomised calves. Babesia bovis was transmitted only by the original larvae used at the commencement of the experiment and it was concluded that the protozoan parasite did not persist in an infective form in the ticks beyond the larval stage.
ISSN:0034-5288
DOI:10.1016/S0034-5288(18)32929-1