title: Clinical bovine piroplasmosis caused by Babesia occultans in Italy.
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.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy. nicola.decaro@uniba.it
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Decaro
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Larocca
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Parisi
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Losurdo
authors: Riccardo Paolo
authors: RP
authors: Lia
authors: Maria Fiorella
authors: MF
authors: Greco
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Miccolis
authors: Gianpiero
authors: G
authors: Ventrella
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: Otranto
authors: Canio
authors: C
authors: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan
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