2014
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12105
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Persistent babesiosis in a Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) infected with a simian–human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract: A rhesus macaque developed persistent babesiosis following inoculation with a simian-human immunodeficiency virus. Blood smears demonstrated intraerythrocytic piroplasms and rare Maltese cross forms. Babesia microti-like protozoa were confirmed by PCR and gene sequence. With using nonhuman primates as models for human diseases, infection and complications from Babesia should be monitored.

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“…Overview. Babesia , which is an intra-erythrocytic parasite transmitted by ticks in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised monkeys 198 . Although the tick, vector of Babesia spp., is not observed in the laboratory setting, latent infection can be caused by exposure to ticks outside breeding colonies.…”
Section: Parasitic Infectionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Overview. Babesia , which is an intra-erythrocytic parasite transmitted by ticks in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised monkeys 198 . Although the tick, vector of Babesia spp., is not observed in the laboratory setting, latent infection can be caused by exposure to ticks outside breeding colonies.…”
Section: Parasitic Infectionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Babesia infections are generally latent and not clinically apparent. Recurrence can occur when animals are immunocompromised or have undergone splenectomy 198 , 201 , 202 . Anemia, parasites in red blood cells, and splenomegaly are observed in animals with clinically apparent babesiosis 198 , 202 .…”
Section: Parasitic Infectionsmentioning
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“…'Spanish dog, ' B. microti-like parasite and Theileria annae [17,18]; to date, however, there is no consensus on the species name. In addition, parasites genetically similar to B. microti that have been identified in other hosts, including humans, are invariably referred to as B. microti-like parasites [19,20]. In South Korea, B. microti-like parasites have been detected in asymptomatic raccoon dogs, water deer and Eurasian badgers [14,21].…”
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“…Hyporexia (decreased food intake) and anorexia (no food intake) have been associated with a wide variety of diseases 1 . Causes of hyporexia include, but are not limited to, depressive behavior, 2 stress from room movement and ketamine sedation, 3 social status, 4 emerging social instability, 5 dehydration, 6 pain, research manipulations such as infection with filovirus, 7 babesiosis, 8 measles, 9 drug administration, 10 and acute infectious diseases like shigellosis 11 . Chronic clinical diseases such as ileocolic adenocarcinomas, 12 endometriosis, 13 and fatal fasting syndrome 14 have also been reported to cause hypo‐ or anorexia.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%