Are Babesia vogeli genotypes associated with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Rhipicephalus linnaei distribution?
Baggio-Souza V; Berger L; Mallmann-Bohn R; Reis AO; Basilio LG; Pereira YS; Tirelli L; Fagundes-Moreira R; da Silva JVDSA; das Neves LF; Moroz LR; Santos HA; Espinoza MEM; Daudt C; Gregori F; Giroto-Soares A; da Silva FRC; Garcia JL; de Aguiar DM; Peixoto MP; Venzal JM; Dantas-Torres F; André MR; Soares JF
In South America, a disease called canine babesiosis is mainly caused by Babesia vogeli, and it is spread by brown dog ticks. Scientists wonder if two types of these ticks might spread different kinds of Babesia.