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PCR detection and genetic diversity of bovine hemoprotozoan parasites in Vietnam.


ABSTRACT: Hemoprotozoan infections often cause serious production losses in livestock. In the present study, we conducted a PCR-based survey of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulata, Theileria orientalis, Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma theileri, using 423 DNA samples extracted from blood samples of cattle (n=202), water buffaloes (n=43), sheep (n=51) and goats (n=127) bred in the Hue and Hanoi provinces of Vietnam. With the exception of T. annulata and T. evansi, all other parasite species (B. bovis, B. bigemina, T. orientalis and T. theileri) were detected in the cattle populations with B. bovis being the most common among them. Additionally, four water buffaloes and a single goat were infected with B. bovis and B. bigemina, respectively. The Hue province had more hemoprotozoan-positive animals than those from the Hanoi region. In the phylogenetic analyses, B. bovis-MSA-2b, B. bigemina-AMA-1 and T. theileri-CATL gene sequences were dispersed across four, one and three different clades in the respective phylograms. This is the first study in which the presence of Babesia, Theileria and Trypanosoma parasites was simultaneously investigated by PCR in Vietnam. The findings suggest that hemoprotozoan parasites, some of which are genetically diverse, continue to be a threat to the livestock industry in this country.

SUBMITTER: Sivakumar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3942975 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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PCR detection and genetic diversity of bovine hemoprotozoan parasites in Vietnam.

Sivakumar Thillaiampalam T   Lan Dinh Thi Bich DT   Long Phung Thang PT   Yoshinari Takeshi T   Tattiyapong Muncharee M   Guswanto Azirwan A   Okubo Kazuhiro K   Igarashi Ikuo I   Inoue Noboru N   Xuan Xuenan X   Yokoyama Naoaki N  

The Journal of veterinary medical science 20130712 11


Hemoprotozoan infections often cause serious production losses in livestock. In the present study, we conducted a PCR-based survey of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulata, Theileria orientalis, Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma theileri, using 423 DNA samples extracted from blood samples of cattle (n=202), water buffaloes (n=43), sheep (n=51) and goats (n=127) bred in the Hue and Hanoi provinces of Vietnam. With the exception of T. annulata and T. evansi, all other parasite speci  ...[more]

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