Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses in the Czech Republic
Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
34097910
DOI
10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105993
PII: S0001-706X(21)00172-8
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Dermacentor reticulatus, Equine nuttaliosis, Hemoprotozoan parasites, Tick-born disease,
- MeSH
- Babesia * genetika MeSH
- babezióza * epidemiologie MeSH
- koně MeSH
- nemoci koní * epidemiologie MeSH
- skot MeSH
- Theileria * genetika MeSH
- theilerióza * epidemiologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- skot MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika epidemiologie MeSH
Theileria equi and Babesia caballi are protozoan agents causing equine piroplasmosis, endemic in countries all over the world. The aim of this study was to detect antibodies to T. equi and B. caballi in horses in the Czech Republic and to investigate the origin of the infection. Blood sera from 711 horses were examined with competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; positive samples were verified with indirect fluorescence immunoassay. Antibodies to T. equi and B. caballi were detected in eight (1.1%) and three (0.4%) horses, respectively. Infection with T. equi was confirmed by PCR and sequencing in the blood of five serologically positive horses. An autochthonous origin of T. equi infection could not be excluded in two (0.3%) horses. Intensive movement of horses across European countries and the expanding occurrence of competent tick vector Dermacentor reticulatus in the Czech Republic create an increasing risk of establishing active foci of equine piroplasmosis in the country.
State Veterinary Institute Prague Sídlištní 136 24 Prague 6 Lysolaje 165 03 Czech Republic
Veterinary Clinic Heřmanův Městec Nový dvůr 993 Heřmanův Městec 538 03 Czech Republic
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