First report of Babesia divergens in Tunisia.
Babesia divergens of bovine origin was isolated, for the first time in Tunisia, from a cow of a local breed (Bos taurus) from a locality in the north-west of the country. Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) were used for the isolation of the parasite which was inoculated into a splenectomised Friesian calf that developed a babesiosis, thus confirming the presence of the parasite.
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Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Laboratoire d'Entomologie Médicale, Tunisie.
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D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D014416:Tunisia