Ticks carrying more than one pathogen are on the rise in US Northeast Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen. So reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of…

#Ticks carrying more than one #pathogen are on the rise in U.S. Northeast ...

| #diseases | #infections | #pathogens | #Borrelia | #Babesia | #Anaplasma | #Rickettsia | #Powassan | By @caryinstitute.bsky.social via eurekalert .org

Nearly half of chronic fatigue patients test positive for Bartonella or Babesia infection A pilot study has found evidence of Bartonella and Babesia infection in almost half of 50 blood samples from patients suffering chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).…

Nearly half of chronic fatigue #patients test positive for #Bartonella or #Babesia #infection ...

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Rapid and specific detection of #Babesia vogeli using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12a: A feasible field-friendly diagnostic for canine babesiosis Publication date: Available online 28 November 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Suphaporn Paenkaew, Thippaporn Euppayo, Rongdej Tungtrakanpoung, Worapan Teapunvong, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Kittisak Buddhachat

Rapid and specific detection of #Babesia vogeli using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12a: A feasible field-friendly diagnostic for canine babesiosis VetParasitol

Rapid and specific detection of #Babesia vogeli using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12a: A feasible field-friendly diagnostic for canine babesiosis Publication date: Available online 28 November 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Suphaporn Paenkaew, Thippaporn Euppayo, Rongdej Tungtrakanpoung, Worapan Teapunvong, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Kittisak Buddhachat

Rapid and specific detection of #Babesia vogeli using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12a: A feasible field-friendly diagnostic for canine babesiosis VetParasitol

Let's talk about making tick tubes. It's my project for today.
I live in a tick endemic area #LymeDisease #Babesia .
A typical spring for me is finding 5 embedded ticks and 15 traveler ticks.
I encase them in clear tape and stick them to my shelf until the season ends to track it. My son suuggested

Double antigen sandwich ELISA for detection of antibodies against #Babesia bovis. Publication date: Available online 21 November 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): María Evangelina Primo, Beatriz Susana Valentini, Matilde Mazzucco Panizza, Nicolás Morel, Carolina Soledad Thompson

Double antigen sandwich ELISA for detection of antibodies against #Babesia bovis. VetParasitol

Double antigen sandwich ELISA for detection of antibodies against #Babesia bovis. Publication date: Available online 21 November 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): María Evangelina Primo, Beatriz Susana Valentini, Matilde Mazzucco Panizza, Nicolás Morel, Carolina Soledad Thompson

Double antigen sandwich ELISA for detection of antibodies against #Babesia bovis. VetParasitol

Comparative genomics, integrated with single-cell sequencing and genetic analyses, reveal roles of transcription factor AP2-M2 in asexual replication of #Babesia parasite by Jinming Wang, Yijun Chai, Yuxin Ye, Jifei Yang, Xinxin Zhang, Hong Yin, Guiquan Guan Babesiosis is an emerging and re-emerging zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide, caused by over 100 Babesia species. These intracellular parasites efficiently invade host red bloods cells, replicate rapidly, and exit the infected cells to cause clinical symptoms. However, the underlying mechanisms of regulating this asexual stage is largely unknown. Here, we generated a chromosome-level reference assembly of a novel Babesia species, Babesia xinjiangensis. Using single-copy orthologous genes, we confirmed its phylogenetic relationships with other apicomplexan parasites and estimated its speciation time. We identified species-specific gene families and core gene families that could be responsible for species speciation and immune evasion. Furthermore, we also used a single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) protocol to uncover hidden transcriptional variations in the asexual stages of this unicellular Babesia parasite and its cell-to-cell heterogeneity. We inferred the replication cycle and performed a pseudotime analysis to speculate the gene expression profiles. Although the peak expression times of most epigenetic markers and transcription factors were confined to specific phases, BxAP2-M2 (GWHPERCV002055) is constantly expressed during asexual development progression. Genetic analyses revealed that BxAP2-M2 directly or indirectly regulates the expression of rhoptry proteins and membrane proteins, which may play critical roles in the parasite’s invasion of red blood cells and the merozoite morphology. Our findings provide valuable markers of asexual replication, including some that are specific to Babesia gametocytes, and regulators specific to distinct cell-cycle phases.

Comparative genomics, integrated with single-cell sequencing and genetic analyses, reveal roles of transcription factor AP2-M2 in asexual replication of #Babesia parasite PLOSPathogens

Comparative genomics, integrated with single-cell sequencing and genetic analyses, reveal roles of transcription factor AP2-M2 in asexual replication of #Babesia parasite by Jinming Wang, Yijun Chai, Yuxin Ye, Jifei Yang, Xinxin Zhang, Hong Yin, Guiquan Guan Babesiosis is an emerging and re-emerging zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide, caused by over 100 Babesia species. These intracellular parasites efficiently invade host red bloods cells, replicate rapidly, and exit the infected cells to cause clinical symptoms. However, the underlying mechanisms of regulating this asexual stage is largely unknown. Here, we generated a chromosome-level reference assembly of a novel Babesia species, Babesia xinjiangensis. Using single-copy orthologous genes, we confirmed its phylogenetic relationships with other apicomplexan parasites and estimated its speciation time. We identified species-specific gene families and core gene families that could be responsible for species speciation and immune evasion. Furthermore, we also used a single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) protocol to uncover hidden transcriptional variations in the asexual stages of this unicellular Babesia parasite and its cell-to-cell heterogeneity. We inferred the replication cycle and performed a pseudotime analysis to speculate the gene expression profiles. Although the peak expression times of most epigenetic markers and transcription factors were confined to specific phases, BxAP2-M2 (GWHPERCV002055) is constantly expressed during asexual development progression. Genetic analyses revealed that BxAP2-M2 directly or indirectly regulates the expression of rhoptry proteins and membrane proteins, which may play critical roles in the parasite’s invasion of red blood cells and the merozoite morphology. Our findings provide valuable markers of asexual replication, including some that are specific to Babesia gametocytes, and regulators specific to distinct cell-cycle phases.

Comparative genomics, integrated with single-cell sequencing and genetic analyses, reveal roles of transcription factor AP2-M2 in asexual replication of #Babesia parasite PLOSPathogens

Bovine macrophages transcriptome profiling reveals divergent responses to virulent and attenuated #Babesia bovis strains Publication date: Available online 25 October 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Valenzano Magalí Nicole, Liliana Alvarez, Beatriz Valentini, Silvina Wilkowsky

Bovine macrophages transcriptome profiling reveals divergent responses to virulent and attenuated #Babesia bovis strains VetParasitol

Bovine macrophages transcriptome profiling reveals divergent responses to virulent and attenuated #Babesia bovis strains Publication date: Available online 25 October 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Valenzano Magalí Nicole, Liliana Alvarez, Beatriz Valentini, Silvina Wilkowsky

Bovine macrophages transcriptome profiling reveals divergent responses to virulent and attenuated #Babesia bovis strains VetParasitol

Advancing disease surveillance in rhinoceroses: A multiplex real-time PCR assay for detecting Theileria bicornis and #Babesia bicornis Publication date: November 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 6 Author(s): Naledi P. Sekgobela, Ilse Vorster, Milana Troskie, Melvyn Quan, David E. Zimmerman, Ayesha Hassim, Luis Neves, Raksha V. Bhoora

Advancing disease surveillance in rhinoceroses: A multiplex real-time PCR assay for detecting Theileria bicornis and #Babesia bicornis Ticks&TBD

Advancing disease surveillance in rhinoceroses: A multiplex real-time PCR assay for detecting Theileria bicornis and #Babesia bicornis Publication date: November 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 6 Author(s): Naledi P. Sekgobela, Ilse Vorster, Milana Troskie, Melvyn Quan, David E. Zimmerman, Ayesha Hassim, Luis Neves, Raksha V. Bhoora

Advancing disease surveillance in rhinoceroses: A multiplex real-time PCR assay for detecting Theileria bicornis and #Babesia bicornis Ticks&TBD

#Lyme and other #tick-borne diseases
#babesia #RMSF #Powassan #Tularemia #ticks
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Impact of levels of parasitemia and antibodies, acute-phase proteins, as well as stays abroad on hematological and biochemical parameters in 342 dogs with acute #Babesia canis infection Babesia canis infections are of rising importance in Germany. This retrospective study aimed to correlate hematological and biochemical parameters with acute-phase proteins, levels of parasitemia and antibodies, ...

Impact of levels of parasitemia and antibodies, acute-phase proteins, as well as stays abroad on hematological and biochemical parameters in 342 dogs with acute #Babesia canis infection Parasites&Vectors

Changes in the prevalence of three disease-causing #pathogens in bird-borne blacklegged #ticks: #Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and #Babesia microti Publication date: September 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 5 Author(s): Medha Pandey, J. Alan Clark, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Christine P. Zolnik, Justin R. Pool, Thomas J. Daniels, Evon Hekkala

Changes in the prevalence of three disease-causing #pathogens in bird-borne blacklegged #ticks: #Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and #Babesia microti Ticks&TBD

Impact of levels of parasitemia and antibodies, acute-phase proteins, as well as stays abroad on hematological and biochemical parameters in 342 dogs with acute #Babesia canis infection Babesia canis infections are of rising importance in Germany. This retrospective study aimed to correlate hematological and biochemical parameters with acute-phase proteins, levels of parasitemia and antibodies, ...

Impact of levels of parasitemia and antibodies, acute-phase proteins, as well as stays abroad on hematological and biochemical parameters in 342 dogs with acute #Babesia canis infection Parasites&Vectors

Changes in the prevalence of three disease-causing #pathogens in bird-borne blacklegged #ticks: #Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and #Babesia microti Publication date: September 2025 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 5 Author(s): Medha Pandey, J. Alan Clark, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Christine P. Zolnik, Justin R. Pool, Thomas J. Daniels, Evon Hekkala

Changes in the prevalence of three disease-causing #pathogens in bird-borne blacklegged #ticks: #Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and #Babesia microti Ticks&TBD

New #OpenAccess research in #RESMedVetEnt

Detection of #Anaplasma phagocytophilum and #Babesia aktasi in a wild #bezoar goat (#Capra aegagrus): Overlap with domestic goat strains
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70003

#InsectBorneDisease #Ticks #Acari #TickBornePathogens
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Are #Babesia vogeli genotypes associated with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Rhipicephalus linnaei distribution? In South America, Babesia vogeli is the primary causative agent of canine babesiosis, and brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) are the vectors. The recent separation of brown dog ticks into Rhipi...

Are #Babesia vogeli genotypes associated with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Rhipicephalus linnaei distribution? Parasites&Vectors

Are #Babesia vogeli genotypes associated with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Rhipicephalus linnaei distribution? In South America, Babesia vogeli is the primary causative agent of canine babesiosis, and brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) are the vectors. The recent separation of brown dog ticks into Rhipi...

Are #Babesia vogeli genotypes associated with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Rhipicephalus linnaei distribution? Parasites&Vectors

The three Bs - Borrelia, What, and What? Co-infections and chronic illness | LymeDisease.org By Nicole Bell, Galaxy Diagnostics CEO While many people in the Lyme community are familiar with the three Bs - Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia - most

“ #Antibody testing is similar, and testing for Babesia microti, may not accurately diagnose a case of Babesia odocoilei or Babesia divergens. There are over 100 known #Babesia species, with 15 of those confirmed in human cases.”: buff.ly/YekV1mk

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Parasite of the Month: #Babesia #ovis, a #tick-borne #intraerythrocytic #apicomplexan parasite highly pathogenic to #sheep, authored by Sezayi Ozubek, Munir Aktas, Carlos Suarez & Reginaldo Bastos. @wsuvetmed.bsky.social‬

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Prevalence and genetic diversity of #Babesia microti in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China Babesiosis, a globally emerging tick-borne zoonosis caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan Babesia species, poses a significant threat to both animal and human health. This study investigated the prevalence and ge...

Prevalence and genetic diversity of #Babesia microti in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China Parasites&Vectors

Prevalence and genetic diversity of #Babesia microti in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China Babesiosis, a globally emerging tick-borne zoonosis caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan Babesia species, poses a significant threat to both animal and human health. This study investigated the prevalence and ge...

Prevalence and genetic diversity of #Babesia microti in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China Parasites&Vectors

A survey for piroplasmids in questing #Ixodes fuscipes #ticks reveals undescribed #Babesia lineages in Uruguay Ixodes fuscipes is a tick species found in the Southern Cone of America and the only member of the Ixodes ricinus complex present in Uruguay. Members of this complex are particularly recognized as vectors of dise...

A survey for piroplasmids in questing #Ixodes fuscipes #ticks reveals undescribed #Babesia lineages in Uruguay Parasites&Vectors

A survey for piroplasmids in questing #Ixodes fuscipes #ticks reveals undescribed #Babesia lineages in Uruguay Ixodes fuscipes is a tick species found in the Southern Cone of America and the only member of the Ixodes ricinus complex present in Uruguay. Members of this complex are particularly recognized as vectors of dise...

A survey for piroplasmids in questing #Ixodes fuscipes #ticks reveals undescribed #Babesia lineages in Uruguay Parasites&Vectors

Decades later, the chronic Lyme scam is more prevalent than ever. It evolved such that most victims think they have "co-infections" like babesia parasites.

Whitney Mills took her own life after becoming convinced #Lyme or #Babesia were impacting her brain.

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Corrigendum to “#Babesia bigemina enolase binds to plasminogen and contains conserved B-cell epitopes that induce neutralizing antibodies in cattle” [Vet. Parasitol. 337 (2025), VETPAR 110503] Publication date: Available online 30 May 2025 Source: Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Luna-Rodríguez Ana Laura, Mosqueda Juan, Castañeda-Ortiz Elizabeth Jacqueline, Amaro-Ibarra Mariana, Cárdenas-Flores Alma, De La Cruz González Valeria Guadalupe, Álvarez-Sánchez María Elizbeth, Camacho-Nuez Minerva

Corrigendum to “#Babesia bigemina enolase binds to plasminogen and contains conserved B-cell epitopes that induce neutralizing antibodies in cattle” [Vet. Parasitol. 337 (2025), VETPAR 110503] VetParasitol