Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul;51(7):2432-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00713-13. Epub 2013 May 8.
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.
意大利报告了一起牛巴贝斯虫病的临床暴发。病原体被确定为隐性巴贝斯虫,这种寄生虫被认为是无致病性的,以前从未在欧洲大陆检测到过。这一报告为进一步研究评估这种蜱传播的原生动物在其他欧洲地区的发生情况铺平了道路。