Subspecies Babesia canis vogeli Reichenow, 1937

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• Babesia canis vogeli Reichenow, E. 1937. Über die Entwicklung von Theileria parva, dem Erreger des Küstenfiebers der Rinder, in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene I Abteilung Originale A 140: 223-226.

  Secondary source:

   Levine, N.D. 1971. Taxonomy of the Piroplasms. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 90(1): 2-33 [Date published Jan]; Uilenberg, G., Franssen, F.F., Perié, N.M. & Spanjer. A.A. 1989. Three groups of Babesia canis distinguished and a proposal for nomenclature. Veterinary Quarterly 11(1): 33-40 [Date published Jan].

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Dingo (= Canis lupus dingo; blood); Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (blood (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Canis familiaris dingo; Canis familiaris)

Dalrymple, B.P. 1993. Molecular variation and diversity in candidate vaccine antigens from Babesia. Acta Tropica 53: 227-238 (Canis familiaris)

Dalrymple, B.P., Casu, R.E., Peters, J.M., Dimmock, C.M., Gale, K.R., Boese, R. & Wright, I.G. 1993. Characterisation of a family of multi-copy genes encoding rhoptry protein homologues in Babesia bovis, Babesia ovis and Babesia canis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 57: 181-192 (Canis familiaris)

Dalrymple, B.P., Dimmock, C.M., Parrodi, F. & Wright, I.G. 1992. Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Babesia canis, Babesia microti and Babesia rodhaini: comparison of ribosomal RNA gene organization. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 851-855 (Canis familiaris)

Hill, M.W.M. & Bolton, B.L. 1966. Canine babesiosis in Queensland. Australian Veterinary Journal 42: 391-392 (Canis familiaris)

Irwin, P.J. 1991. Canine babesiosis in Australia. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 21: 98 (Canis familiaris)

Kakoma, I. & Mehlhorn, H. 1994. Babesia of domestic animals. pp. 141-216 in Kreier, J.P. (ed.). Parasitic Protozoa. San Diego : Academic Press 2. (Canis familiaris)

Ludford, C.G. 1969. Fluorescent antibody staining of four Babesia species. Experimental Parasitology 24: 327-335 (Canis familiaris)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Canis familiaris)

Wright, I.G. 1971. The isolation of Haemobartonella canis in association with Babesia canis in a splenectomised dog. Australian Veterinary Journal 47: 157-159 (Canis familiaris)

General References

Brown, G.K., Canfield, P.J., Dunstan, R.H., Roberts, T.K., Martin, A.R., Brown, C.S. & Irving, R. 2006. Detection of Anaplasma platys and Babesia canis vogeli and their impact on platelet numbers in free-roaming dogs associated with remote Aboriginal communities in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 84: 321-325

Henderson, W.R. 2009. Pathogens in Vertebrate Pests in Australia. Canberra, Australia : Invasive Animnals Cooperative Research Centre 30 pp.

Jefferies, R., Ryan, U.M., Muhlnickel, C.J. & Irwin, P.J. 2003. Two species of canine Babesia in Australia: detection and characterization by PCR. Journal of Parasitology 89: 409-412

Jeffries, R., Ryan, U.M. & Irwin, P.J. 2007. PCR-RFLP for the detection and differentiation of the canine piroplasm species and its use with filter paper-based technologies. Veterinary Microbiology 144: 20-27

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