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Babesia

apicomplexan genus
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Babesia, genus of parasitic protozoans of the sporozoan subclass Coccidia. Babesia species are parasites of vertebrate blood cells. Transmitted by ticks, the species B. bigemina is responsible for tick fever of cattle. B. canis causes the sometimes fatal malignant jaundice (dog piroplasmosis).

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