| H01060 | |
| H number | H01060 |
| Name | Babesiosis |
| Description | Babesiosis is a malaria-like infection of red blood cells caused by the protozoan parasite Babesia species. It is a well-recognized veterinary disease in cattle, horses and dogs but recently has gained attention as an emerging zoonotic disease problem. Babesia are transmitted by ixodid ticks and infection of the host leads to anemia, hyperbilirubinuria, hemoglobinuria, and possibly organ failure. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Babesia microti [GN:bmic] Babesia divergens Babesia bovis [GN:bbo] Babesia canis Babesia bigemina [GN:bbig] Babesia duncani |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Vector: Ixodes scapularis [GN:isc] |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F52 ICD-10: B60.0 MeSH: D001404 |
| Reference | PMID:18755385 AUTHORS Vannier E, Gewurz BE, Krause PJ TITLE Human babesiosis. JOURNAL Infect Dis Clin North Am 22:469-88, viii-ix (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.010 PMID:18440005 AUTHORS Hunfeld KP, Hildebrandt A, Gray JS TITLE Babesiosis: recent insights into an ancient disease. JOURNAL Int J Parasitol 38:1219-37 (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.03.001 PMID:17691604 AUTHORS Genchi C TITLE Human babesiosis, an emerging zoonosis. JOURNAL Parassitologia 49 Suppl 1:29-31 (2007) |