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YÖKSİS Eşleşti
A comparative study on the prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in horse sub-populations in Turkey
Veterinary Parasitology · Ekim 2008
YÖKSİS Kayıtları
A comparative study on the prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in horse sub populations in Turkey
Veterinary Parasitology · 2008 SSCI
PROFESÖR MEHMET MADEN →
Makale Bilgileri
DergiVeterinary Parasitology
Yayın TarihiEkim 2008
Cilt / Sayfa156 · 173-177
Scopus ID2-s2.0-50249093743
Özet
Blood and serum samples were taken from 481 horses, from a stud farm or a racecourse, and tested by microscopic examination of blood smears and cELISA for Theileria equi (T. equi) and Babesia caballi (B. caballi) infections. At the time of sampling, animals were also examined for tick infestations and clinical disease, which were not observed in any of the sampled horses. During the microscopic examination of thin blood smears, parasites were detected in the three horses from the racecourse. Overall seroprevalence of infection was detected as 18.50% (89 of 481 horses) by cELISA, with T. equi being significantly more prevalent than B. caballi. Of the 481 blood samples, 78 (16.21%) were serologically positive for T. equi and 4 (0.83%) were serologically positive for B. caballi. In addition, 7 (1.46%) samples were positive for both T. equi and B. caballi antibodies. Seropositivity rates in the racecourse horses were higher than those determined in the stud farm horses. The rates for T. equi, B. caballi and both species were 13.39, 0.52 and 0% in the horses from the stud farm and 27, 2 and 7% in the racecourse horses, respectively. These results indicate that equine piroplasmosis is more common in racehorses than studhorses and therefore it might be a serious concern in horses that participate to international races. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Yazarlar (5)
1
Ferda Sevinc
2
M. Maden
3
Cihan Kumaş
4
Mutlu Sevinc
5
Özlem Derinbay Ekici
Anahtar Kelimeler
Babesia caballi
Racehorses
Studhorses
Theileria equi
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Veliefendi Hippodrome
Istanbul Turkey
Metrikler
53
Atıf
5
Yazar
4
Anahtar Kelime