Heidi E Herb

Jun 28, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Francisco Ferreira |Julia González |Dina M. Fonseca |Heidi E Herb

AbstractPiroplasms, which include the agents of cattle fever and human and dog babesiosis, are a diverse group of blood parasites of significant veterinary and medical importance. The invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, is a known vector of piroplasms in its native range in east Asia and invasive range in Australasia. In the US state of Virginia, H. longicornis has been associated with Theileria orientalis Ikeda outbreaks that caused cattle mortality. We examined 667 H.