First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe
Stacy H. Tinkler,
Luca Villa,
Maria Teresa Manfredi
et al.
Abstract:Background
This is the first report of Besnoitia bennetti in donkeys in Ireland. B. bennetti, an apicomplexan protozoan parasite specific to equids, is an emerging pathogen in Europe. This parasite forms chronic intracytoplasmic cysts in cells of the mesenchymal lineage, mainly fibroblasts, in the skin, sclera and mucosa. Clinical signs in affected equine hosts vary from mild to severe debilitating disease. Little is known of the phylogeny, epidemiology or transmission of B. bennetti infection … Show more
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