Occurrence of Theileria and Babesia species in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Hubei province, South China

He, Li; Feng, Hui-Hui; Zhang, Wenjie; Zhang, Qingli; Fang, Rui; Wang, Lixia; Tu, Ping; Zhou, Yanqin; Zhao, Junlong; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.021

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“…bigemina, B. bovis, B. major, B. orientalis, and B. ovata-have been described in cattle in China. Among them, B. bigemina and B. bovis are the most common and are major causative agents of bovine babesiosis and often result in coinfection because they share the same vectors, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Rhipicephalus annulatus, and Rhipicephalus geigyi (Yin et al 1997;Caeiro 1999;Liu et al 2008Liu et al , 2014Silva et al 2009;He et al 2012). The clinical manifestations of these two parasite infections in cattle are similar, but disease caused by B. bovis is more serious than that caused by B. bigemina (Liu et al 2014).…”

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Serologic Evidence for Babesia bigemina Infection in Wild Yak (Bos mutus) in Qinghai Province, China

Liu

Wang

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Piroplasmosis, caused by tickborne protozoan parasites of the genera Theileria and Babesia, is one of the most economically important infections of domestic ruminants in China. We evaluated the prevalence of antibodies to Babesia bigemina in wild yaks (Bos mutus) from Qinghai Province, China. Of 91 samples, 24% had detectable B. bigemina antibodies, and significant differences in prevalence were observed between those older than 5 yr and those younger than 5 yr. We collected 1,679 ticks belonging to two Ixodid genera from the infested wild yaks. The most prevalent tick species was Dermacentor nuttalli (48.1%), followed by Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis (33.3%) and Dermacentor silvarum (18.6%). These results indicated that B. bigemina is most likely endemic in the study area, and active surveillance programs for piroplasmosis are needed for monitoring animal health status.

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Serologic Evidence for Babesia bigemina Infection in Wild Yak (Bos mutus) in Qinghai Province, China

Liu

Wang

et al. 2015

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…T. sinensis is transmitted by Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis ticks and infects cattle, yak 2004;Sun et al, 2008) and water buffalo (He et al, 2012) in China.…”

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Phylogeny of Theileria buffeli genotypes identified in the South African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population

Chaisi

Collins

Oosthuizen

2014

Veterinary Parasitology

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Theileria buffeli/T. sergenti/T. orientalis is a group of benign and mildly pathogenic species of cattle and buffalo. In a previous study, we identified T .buffeli in blood samples originating from the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Park (HIP) and the Addo Elephant Game Park (AEGP) in South Africa. The aim of this study was to characterize the 18S rRNA gene and complete internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) region of T. buffeli samples, and to establish the phylogenetic position of this species based on these loci. The 18S rRNA gene and the complete ITS region were amplified from DNA extracted from blood samples originating from buffalo in these localities. The PCR products were cloned and the resulting recombinants sequenced. We identified novel T. buffeli 18S rRNA gene and ITS genotypes from buffalo in the AEGP, and novel T. sinensis 18S rRNA genotypes from buffalo in the HIP. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the T. buffeli-like sequences were similar to T. buffeli sequences from cattle and buffalo in China and India, and the T. sinensis-like sequences were similar to T. sinensis 18S rRNA sequences of cattle and yak in China. There was extensive sequence variation between the novel T.1 buffeli genotypes of the African buffalo and previously described T. buffeli and T. sinensis genotypes. The presence of organisms with T. buffeli-like and T. sinensis-like genotypes in the African buffalo could be of significant importance, particularly to the cattle industry in South Africa as these animals might act as sources of infections to naïve cattle. This is the first report on the characterization of the full-length 18S rRNA gene and ITS region of T. buffeli and T. sinensis genotypes in South Africa. Our study provides invaluable information towards the classification of this complex group of benign and mildly pathogenic species.

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“…Latif et al, (2002) reported, the infection rate with Theileria parasites in ticks collected from buffalo-grazed pasture was high which produced fatal theileriosis in susceptible cattle and similarly adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks artificially fed on nymphs on the buffaloes produced fatal infections in susceptible cattle. He et al, (2012) investigated, the presence and prevalence of tick-borne haemoparasites in water buffalo from the Hubei Province, South China using the reverse line blot (RLB) hybridisation assay and polygenetic analysis of the parasite 18S rRNA gene.…”

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Prevalence of Theileriosis in Buffaloes during Rainy Season in and Around Patna, Bihar

Kala¹,

Deo²,

Kumari³

2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Occurrence of Theileria and Babesia species in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Hubei province, South China

Cited by 54 publications

References 26 publications

Serologic Evidence for Babesia bigemina Infection in Wild Yak (Bos mutus) in Qinghai Province, China

Serologic Evidence for Babesia bigemina Infection in Wild Yak (Bos mutus) in Qinghai Province, China

Phylogeny of Theileria buffeli genotypes identified in the South African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population

Prevalence of Theileriosis in Buffaloes during Rainy Season in and Around Patna, Bihar

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