First detection of Colpodella spp. in Rhipicephalus annulatus and molecular characterization of piroplasmids in southern Egypt

Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that can affect livestock, particularly cattle. Its causative pathogens are intracellular apicomplexan parasites belonging to the order Piroplasmida. We recently identified one such emergent pathogen (Colpodella spp.) in ticks infesting camel in Egypt. According...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Ahmed M. Soliman, Hassan Y. A. H. Mahmoud, Moaz M. Amer, Samah Mohamed, Tatsuro Hifumi, Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara, Tetsuya Tanaka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Colpodella spp. Babesia bovis Theileria spp. Hyalomma dromedarii Hyalomma marginatum Rhipicephalus annulatus
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1617204/full