Epidemiological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections of cattle in Philippines

Longzheng Yu; Mohmad Alaa Terkawi; Mary Jane Cruz-Flores; Florencia G. Claveria; Gabriel Oluga Aboge; Junya Yamagishi; Youn Kyoung Goo; Shinuo Cao; Tatsunori Masatani; Yoshifumi Nishikawa; Xuenan Xuan

doi:10.1292/jvms.12-0425

Epidemiological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections of cattle in Philippines

Longzheng Yu, Mohmad Alaa Terkawi, Mary Jane Cruz-Flores, Florencia G. Claveria, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Junya Yamagishi, Youn Kyoung Goo, Shinuo Cao, Tatsunori Masatani, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Xuenan Xuan

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A total of 250 blood samples were collected from clinically healthy cattle in five provinces of Philippines. DNA was extracted from the samples and analyzed by nested PCR assays for an epidemiological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections. Out of the 250 samples, 27 (10.8%) and 16 (6.4%) were positive for B. bovis infection and B. bigemina infection, respectively. Mixed infections were detected in a total of 4 samples (1.6%). Our data provide baseline information regarding the epidemiology of B. bovis and B. bigemina infections in cattle in Philippines, which can be utilized in developing proper strategies for disease control and management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	995-998
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Volume	75
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.12-0425
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Babesia bigemina
Babesia bovis
nPCR
Philippines

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