| the occurrence of babesiasis affecting small terrestrial mammals and the importance of this zoonosis in europe. | a short survey is given of the occurrence of babesiasis affecting small terrestrial mammals in some parts of europe. results obtained in studies of 7,038 small terrestrial mammals (42 species) from czechoslovakia, austria, hungary, yugoslavia and bulgaria, show the distribution of babesia microti in these countries. the authors found babesias in the following host species: neomys anomalus, clethrionomys glareolus. microtus arvalis, m. agrestis, apodemus agratius, a. flavicollis, a. sylvaticus an ... | 1977 | 903030 |
| social behaviour and susceptibility to infection in house mice (mus musculus): effects of group size, aggressive behaviour and status-related hormonal responses prior to infection on resistance to babesia microti. | associations between social rank, immunodepression and resistance to babesia microti infection within single-sex groups of male house mice suggest rank-dependent suites of response involving different hormonal and immune changes in relation to aggressive behaviour and group size prior to infection. reduced resistance among high-ranking males was associated with increased serum testosterone and corticosterone concentration and reduced serum immunoglobulin, but was independent of group size. among ... | 1994 | 8052503 |
| babesia microti: prevalence in wild rodents and ixodes ricinus ticks from the mazury lakes district of north-eastern poland. | infections of babesia microti (apicomplexa, piroplasmida), a common erythroparasitic protozoon of holarctic rodents, are not widely acknowledged in poland. the presence of this parasite in various species of wild rodents has been well documented throughout the northern temperate zone of north america, europe, and eurasia. however, human babesiosis attributable to infection with b. microti has been reported only from the north-eastern and upper midwestern united states and japan. we recently carr ... | 2006 | 16524774 |
| prevalence and molecular characterizations of toxoplasma gondii and babesia microti from small mammals captured in gyeonggi and gangwon provinces, republic of korea. | a survey was conducted to determine the distribution and prevalence of toxoplasma gondii and babesia microti infections in small mammals captured in gyeonggi and gangwon provinces, republic of korea (rok). the serological prevalence of t. gondii (elisa) and b. microti (ifat) was 2.3% (15/667) and 2.1% (14/667), respectively. dna extracts from small mammal heart tissues were screened by pcr for t. gondii and b. microti targeting regions of the gra5 gene and the 18s rrna and β-tubulin genes, respe ... | 2014 | 25178555 |