Detection and molecular characterization of Babesia sp. in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from western Japan

• Published in: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 101695
• Main Authors: Morikawa, Momoko, Mitarai, Sumire, Kojima, Isshu, Okajima, Misuzu, Hatai, Hitoshi, Takano, Ai, Shimoda, Hiroshi, Maeda, Ken, Matsuu, Aya, Yoshida, Ayako, Hayashi, Kei, Ozawa, Makoto, Masatani, Tatsunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier GmbH 01.07.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Amblyomma; Animals; Babesia; Babesia gibsoni; Babesiosis; blood; Cytochromes b; DNA, Protozoan; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; genes; host range; Japan; liver; livestock; pathogenicity; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Prevalence; Protozoa; Protozoan Proteins; ribosomal RNA; risk; RNA, Protozoan; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; Sus scrofa; Swine; Swine Diseases; Theileria; ticks; Wild boar; wild boars; Polymerase chain reaction; Sus scrofa; Japan; Wild boar; Babesia

Wild animals often act as reservoirs of tick-borne Babesia and Theileria spp., which cause piroplasmosis. Therefore, epidemiological investigations about the distribution of these parasites in wild animals are important for evaluating the transmission risk to humans and livestock. In this study, we...