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A survey on equine tick-borne diseases: The molecular detection of Babesia ovis DNA in Turkish racehorses
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases · Eylül 2021
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A survey on equine tick-borne diseases: The molecular detection of Babesia ovis DNA in Turkish racehorses
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases · 2021 SCI-Expanded
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A survey on equine tick-borne diseases: The molecular detection of Babesia ovis DNA in Turkish racehorses
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases · 2021 SCI-Expanded
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A survey on equine tick-borne diseases: The molecular detection of Babesia ovis DNA in Turkish racehorses
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases · 2021 SCI-Expanded
PROFESÖR FERDA SEVİNÇ →
Makale Bilgileri
DergiTicks and Tick-borne Diseases
Yayın TarihiEylül 2021
Cilt / Sayfa12
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85110343753
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Özet
Common vector-borne diseases of horses include equine piroplasmosis (EP) caused by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi, and equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Equine piroplasmosis leads to severe health issues in horses and restrictions on the movement of horses internationally. Anaplasma phagocytophilum causes an acute febrile illness in horses and is also of zoonotic importance. In the present study, blood samples were collected from 152 Turkish racehorses from three different provinces (İzmir, Gaziantep, and Konya) of Turkey to investigate the prevalence of EP and EGA. Standard and nested polymerase chain reactions were performed to identify equine piroplasms and A. phagocytophilum, respectively. PCR primers targeting Babesia spp. 18S rRNA, B. caballi BC48, T. equi EMA-1, and A. phagocytophilum 16S rRNA genes were used for molecular diagnosis. Following the cloning and subsequent sequencing of PCR-positive samples, a total of 15 (9.9%) horses were found to be infected with at least one pathogen. Theileria equi and A. phagocytophilum were found in 3.3% (5/152) and 6.6% (10/152) of the samples, respectively. Although B. caballi specimens were not detected in any of the samples, a positive signal was detected for the Babesia genus-specific 18S rRNA PCR. Subsequent sequencing of this signal revealed 100% identity to Babesia ovis. This is the first detection of B. ovis DNA in racehorses in Turkey to the best of our knowledge. Additionally, this study also reports the first molecular identification of A. phagocytophilum in Turkish racehorses. Based on this report, it is recommended that future epidemiological studies on horses also take B. ovis, a parasite usually found in sheep, into consideration and that further detailed studies be conducted to unravel the transmission pathways and potential clinical effects of B. ovis in horses.
Yazarlar (8)
1
Onur Ceylan
2
Byamukama Benedicto
3
Ceylan Ceylan
4
Maria Tumwebaze
5
Eloiza May Galon
6
Mingming Liu
7
Xuenan Xuan
8
Ferda Sevinc
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anaplasmosis
Babesia ovis
Piroplasmosis
Racehorses
Kurumlar
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Obihiro Japan
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
3
Atıf
8
Yazar
4
Anahtar Kelime