Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in cattle and water buffalos under small-scale dairy farming in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces, Egypt

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• 作者：Hany M. Ibrahim ; Paul F. Adjou Moumouni ; Khaled Mohammed-Geba ; Sherin K. Sheir ; Ihab S.Y. Hashem ; Shinuo Cao ; Mohamad A. Terkawi ; Ketsarin Kamyingkird ; Yoshifumi Nishikawa ; Hiroshi Suzuki ; Xuenan Xuan
• 关键词：Babesia bovis ; Babesia bigemina ; ELISA ; Nested PCR ; Egypt
• 刊名：Veterinary Parasitology
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：15 November, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：198
• 期：1-2
• 页码：187-192
• 全文大小：443 K

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In order to determine the molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis, a total of 247 blood samples were collected from cattle and water buffalos in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces in Egypt and examined by nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In cattle, the prevalence of B. bigemina and B. bovis was 5.30 % and 3.97 % by nPCR and 10.60 % and 9.27 % by ELISA, respectively, whereas those of water buffalos were 10.42 % and 4.17 % by nPCR and 15.63 % and 11.46 % by ELISA, respectively. Statistically significant differences in the prevalence of the two infections were observed on the basis of age and health status. Sequencing analysis revealed two genotypes for B. bovis spherical body protein-4. In conclusion, the current data provide valuable information regarding the epidemiology of B. bigemina and B. bovis infections in cattle and water buffalos from Egypt, which can be employed in developing future strategies for disease management and control.