Babesia sp. Xinjiang
Babesia sp. Xinjiang is a large Babesia species of sheep and other small ruminants in the Kashi prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. This haematoprotozoan parasite belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa and is genetically distinct from other recognized species of Babesia from sheep (e.g., B. motasi, B. ovis and B. crassa) and from other host animals. This parasite is non-pathogenic in sheep, but causes classical symptoms of babesiosis, such as fever, anaemia, icterus and haemoglobinuria, in experimentally infected, splenectomized sheep.
strain
Xinjiang
isolate
missing
isolate_name_alias
Kashi
collected_by
Hong Yin
collection_date
2001-04-28
geo_loc_name
China: Kashi, Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region
host
Ovis aries
host_disease
Babesiosis
isolation_source
blood
lat_lon
37.82 N 76.64 E
tissue
missing
breed
missing
BioSampleModel
Invertebrate