Molecular and serological detection of Babesia Bovis and Babesia Bigemina in cattle in the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Autor: | Jenevaldo Barbosa da Silva, Priscilla Nunes dos Santos, Adivaldo Henrique Fonseca |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Vol 35, Iss 6, Pp 3139-3146 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1679-0359 1676-546X |
| DOI: | 10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p3139 |
| Popis: | Bovine babesiosis is an important disease of cattle where Rhipicephalus microplus acts as a vector for the two causal organisms Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina. A total of 22 calves were randomly monitored during three years by semi-nested PCR assay and ELISA test to determine prevalence of B. bovis and B. bigemina. The overall prevalence of B. bovis and B. bigemina was 30% and 35% by nested PCR (nPCR), and 70% and 75% by ELISA, respectively. Statistical analysis of the characteristics of animals showed that age and tick infestations (p |
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