BabSpp MONODOSE dtec-qPCR contains individual ready-to-use tubes containing all the necessary components for the detection of Babesia spp. by qPCR. Babesia is a genus of apicomplexan protozoa that infect the blood and cause a parasitic hemolytic disease known as babesiosis. More than 100 species of Babesia have been identified, but only a few have been documented to be pathogenic in humans. For centuries, babesiosis was known to be a serious disease of wild and domestic animals, especially cattle.