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babesia

American

[buh-bee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / bəˈbi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

any protozoan of the genus Babesia, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for warm-blooded animals.

Etymology

Origin of babesia

1893; < New Latin, named after Victor Babeş (1854–1926), Romanian bacteriologist; -ia

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And while babesia has never been reported in Colorado and only once in the past five years in Montana, it had certainly been seen in other states across the U.S.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

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