A survey for piroplasmids in questing Ixodes fuscipes ticks reveals undescribed Babesia lineages in Uruguay
This work represents the first association of Babesia spp. with I. fuscipes and highlights the importance of this type of study to detect and mitigate the emergence of diseases associated with these arthropods.
Authors
- José Manuel Venzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-7456)
- Sebastián Muñoz‐Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-6466)
- Pablo Parodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9878-2930)
- María L. Félix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4902-4620)
- Rodrigo Alvez
- Luís Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-6877)
- Adriana Santodomingo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3133-8616)
- Richard Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-4461)
Institutions
- University of Concepción (CL)
- Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UY)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- AgResearch (NZ)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (UY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06866-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05