Title:	Serological, parasitological and molecular assessment of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle from State Maranhão.
Authors:	COSTA, F. B. MELO, S. A. ARAUJO, F. R. RAMOS, C. A. do N. CARVALHO-NETA, A. V. GUERRA, R. de M. S. N. de C.
Affiliation:	FRANCISCO BORGES COSTA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; SOLANGE ARAÚJO MELO, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; FLABIO RIBEIRO ARAUJO, CNPGC; CARLOS ALBERTO DO NASCIMENTO RAMOS, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul/Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia; ALCINA VIEIRA CARVALHO-NETA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; RITA DE MARIA SEABRA NOGUEIRA DE CANDANEDO GUERRA, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Revista Caatinga, Mossoró, v. 28, n. 2, p. 217?224, abr./jun. 2015
Description:	The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in dairy cattle from São Luis Island in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. A total of 281 blood samples were collected. In total, 275 (97.9%) animals were B. bovis-reactive and B. bigemina-reactive in the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The microscopy examination detected 22 (7.8%) animals that were positive for Babesia sp. and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis showed that 91 animals (32.38%) and 23 animals (8.18%) were positive for B. bovis and B. bigemina, respectively, while 17 animals (6.04%) were co-infected. There is a high level of transmission of these protozoa in Maranhão, and the animals were naturally exposed. Therefore, it is possible to characterize the island as enzootic stability for babesiosis, indicat-ing a risk of financial losses when susceptible animals are introduced from areas of enzootic instability or free regions of B. bovis and B. bigemina.
Thesagro:	Babesiose Diagnóstico
NAL Thesaurus:	Dairy cattle Babesiosis
Keywords:	Gado de Leite Diagnose
Notes:	Título em português: Avaliação sorológica, parasitológica e molecular de Babesia bovis e Babesia bigemina no gado do Estado do Maranhão.
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)