| Babesia motasi | Species that causes acute or chronic disease of sheep and goats in southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the area formerly known as the U.S.S.R., and other areas; transmitted by ticks of the genera Rhipicephalus, Haemaphysalis, and Dermacentor. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Babesia ovis | Species described from sheep and goats in many tropical and subtropical areas of the eastern hemisphere as a cause of icterohematuria; it is smaller and less pathogenic than Babesia motasi, and immunologically distinct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babesia trautmanni | Species that causes mild or fatal babesiosis in pigs in southern Europe, the area formerly known as the U.S.S.R., and Africa; the vector is Rhipicephalus sanguineus. (05 Mar 2000) |