Veterinary Medicine and Science
Clinical Case and Follow‐Up of Babesia banethi Infection in a Red Fox
ABSTRACT Background Red foxes play an important role in the circulation of ticks and tick‐borne pathogens, including Babesia spp. While for Babesia vulpes many studies are available on its epidemiology in fox populations as well as pathogenicity in dogs, no data are reported for the recently described Babesia banethi infecting red foxes. Objective Here we describe the clinical and parasitological follow‐up of a naturally occurring B. banethi infection in a red fox from southern Italy. Case presentation An adult mal …