PCR-Based Detection of Babesia ovis in Rhipicephalus bursa and Small Ruminants

PCR-Based Detection of Babesia ovis in Rhipicephalus bursa and Small Ruminants

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Babesia ovis infection in adult Rhipicephalus bursa and small ruminants in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Blood samples were collected from 280 sheep and 122 goats of forty randomly selected flocks. Specific B. ovis fragment was detected in 67 animals (1...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Parasitology Research 2014, Vol.2014 (2014), p.88-93
Hauptverfasser: Arjmand, Jafar, Jalilzadeh-Amin, Ghader, Mardani, Karim, Dalir-Naghadeh, Bahram, Asri-Rezaei, Siamak, Tavassoli, Mousa, Esmaeilnejad, Bijan, Golabi, Mostafa
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Sprache:eng
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Analysis
Babesiosis
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Iran
Microscopy
Mortality
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Babesia ovis infection in adult Rhipicephalus bursa and small ruminants in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Blood samples were collected from 280 sheep and 122 goats of forty randomly selected flocks. Specific B. ovis fragment was detected in 67 animals (16.7%), of which 52 animals (18.6%) were sheep and 15 animals (12.2%) goats (P
ISSN:2090-0023
2090-0031
DOI:10.1155/2014/294704