Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Unique Babesia gibsoni-like parasite found in Oklahoma dog
By Kocan, A A et al.·Published in The Journal of parasitology·2001·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A genotypically unique Babesia gibsoni-like parasite recovered from a dog in Oklahoma.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog in Oklahoma was diagnosed with babesiosis, a disease caused by a small parasite called Babesia gibsoni-like. This case is significant because it may be the first time this specific parasite has been identified in the state. Researchers found that this parasite is genetically different from other known Babesia species affecting dogs. This discovery suggests that there are at least two distinct types of Babesia gibsoni-like parasites in North America, and they may be more widespread than previously thought.
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Abstract
A small Babesia gibsoni-like parasite was identified and isolated as the cause of clinical babesiosis in a dog from Oklahoma. Because this was potentially the first documented case of B. gibsoni infection in Oklahoma, further characterization was warranted, and the 18S nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA gene was sequenced. Sequence comparison with other piroplasms from dogs showed significant nucleotide sequence differences between this isolate and both B. canis and B. gibsoni. These findings demonstrate that in domestic dogs in North America there are at least 2 "small" B. gibsoni-like organisms with distinct nucleotide sequences and that the geographic distribution of the "small" canine Babesia species may be wider than previously recognized.
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