Zoonotic Babesia: a scoping review of the global evidence

Young, K. M. and Corrin, T. and Wilhelm, B. and Uhland, C. and Greig, J. and Mascarenhas, M. and Waddell, L. A.

PLoS ONE (2019) 14: e0226781

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226781

Abstract

Background: Babesiosis is a parasitic vector-borne disease of increasing public health importance. Since the first human case was reported in 1957, zoonotic species have been reported on nearly every continent. Zoonotic Babesia is vectored by Ixodes ticks and is commonly transmitted in North America by Ixodes scapularis, the tick species responsible for transmitting the pathogens that also cause Lyme disease, Powassan virus, and anaplasmosis in humans. Predicted climate change is expected to impact the spread of vectors, which is likely to affect the distribution of vector-borne diseases including human babesiosis.

Citation

Young, K. M., Corrin, T., Wilhelm, B., Uhland, C., Greig, J., Mascarenhas, M., & Waddell, L. A. (2019). Zoonotic Babesia: a scoping review of the global evidence. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0226781. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226781 prediction, Diagnosis of Animal Diseases [LL886], America, Techniques and Methodology [ZZ900], man, epidemiology, models, in vitro, bacterium, human diseases, public health, zoonoses, zoonotic infections, disease vectors, infections, parasites, parasitoses, protozoal infections, vectors, diagnosis, diagnostic techniques, animal diseases, economics, bacterial diseases, pathogens, screening, ectoparasites, characterization, climate change, viruses, pathogenesis, pathogenicity, climatic change, Meteorology and Climate [PP500], North America, bacterial infections, bacterioses, Protozoa, Babesia, Babesiidae, babesiosis, identification, protozoal diseases, red water, tick fever, parasitic diseases, parasitic infestations, parasitosis, Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210], Public Health Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts [VV230], Anaplasma, Anaplasma infections, anaplasmoses, Borrelia, climate, Metastigmata, tests, ticks, vector-borne diseases, Diagnosis of Human Disease [VV720], screening tests, case reports, impact, Health Services [UU350], Ixodes scapularis, Lyme disease, cell cultures, lyme borreliosis, Ixodidae, distribution, Ixodes, Powassan virus

Keywords

• prediction
• Diagnosis of Animal Diseases [LL886]
• America
• Techniques and Methodology [ZZ900]
• man
• epidemiology
• models
• in vitro
• bacterium
• human diseases
• public health
• zoonoses
• zoonotic infections
• disease vectors
• infections
• parasites
• parasitoses
• protozoal infections
• vectors
• diagnosis
• diagnostic techniques
• animal diseases
• economics
• bacterial diseases
• pathogens
• screening
• ectoparasites
• characterization
• climate change
• viruses
• pathogenesis
• pathogenicity
• climatic change
• Meteorology and Climate [PP500]
• North America
• bacterial infections
• bacterioses
• Protozoa
• Babesia
• Babesiidae
• babesiosis
• identification
• protozoal diseases
• red water
• tick fever
• parasitic diseases
• parasitic infestations
• parasitosis
• Prion
• Viral
• Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]
• Public Health Pests
• Vectors and Intermediate Hosts [VV230]
• Anaplasma
• Anaplasma infections
• anaplasmoses
• Borrelia
• climate
• Metastigmata
• tests
• ticks
• vector-borne diseases
• Diagnosis of Human Disease [VV720]
• screening tests
• case reports
• impact
• Health Services [UU350]
• Ixodes scapularis
• Lyme disease
• cell cultures
• lyme borreliosis
• Ixodidae
• distribution
• Ixodes
• Powassan virus