Table 1 |
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Piroplasm species of domestic dogs. |
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| Size |
Species |
Synonyms |
Vector in dog |
Geographic Distribution |
Comments |
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| Large |
Babesia vogeli |
Babesia canis vogeli |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus |
Wide range:Tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean regions |
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| Babesia canis |
Babesia canis canis |
Dermacentor spp. |
Europe |
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| Babesia rossi |
Babesia canis rossi |
Haemaphysalis elliptica (formerly H. leachi) |
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa |
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| Babesia sp. |
Un-named large Babesia sp., North Carolina isolate |
Unknown |
North Carolina, USA |
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| Small |
Babesia gibsoni |
Babesia gibsoni Asia strain |
Haemaphysalis longicornis |
Asia including Japan, sporadic occurrence worldwide |
Outside Asia this infection is often associated with Pit Bull Terriers and other fighting
dogs |
| Theileria annae |
Babesia microti-like Spanish isolate/piroplasm/agent |
Ixodes hexagonus (putative) |
Spain, Portugal |
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| Theileria sp. |
Un-named Theileria sp., South African Theileria sp. |
Unknown |
South Africa |
Molecular detection only |
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| Theileria annulata |
Unknown |
Africa, Europe, Asia |
Molecular detection only |
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| Theileria equi |
Babesia equi |
Unknown |
Africa, Europe, Asia |
Molecular detection only |
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