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egyptian veterinary medical society of parasitology
egyptian veterinary medical society of parasitology
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14
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| Abstract: |
Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulata are the most
important endemic blood parasites in Ismailia and Sharkia Provinces,
Egypt, which transmitted by ticks causing babesiosis and theileriosis
which characterized by fever, enlarged lymph nodes, pale mucous
membranes and may lead to death. Therefore, the aim of our study is to
determine the infection rates of B. bovis, B. bigemina and T. annulata in
relation to age. We found that the rates by staining method were as the
following: 12.90%, 6.45%, 38.71% and 4.84% for B. bovis, B. bigemina,
T. annulata and mixed infection, respectively, while by polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) the rates were 35%, 20%, 60% for B. bovis, B. bigemina
and T. annulata, respectively. This study confirmed the incidence of
infection with Babesia and Theileria species in relation to age group of
animals was 77.78% in adult age group, 66.67% in less than 3 months age
group and 53.19% in 3-6 months age group. Also, our study proved that
the use of imidocarb and buparvoqune beside acaricides considered a good
choice for treatment. Although our results proved that using of specific
primers in PCR was a rapid and an accurate method for differential
diagnosis between Babesia and Theileria species in cattle, we found that
the use of staining method was more helpful especially in mixed infection
cases. In the end, we recommend using both methods together to get better
results.
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