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Clinical bovine piroplasmosis caused by Babesia occultans in Italy
Nicola Decaro1, Vittorio Larocca, Antonio Parisi
1Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy. nicola.decaro@uniba.it
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|May 10, 2013
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.
