SEROLOGICAL, PARASITOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT OF Babesia bovis AND Babesia bigemina IN CATTLE FROM STATE OF MARANHÃO

Autores

  • Francisco Borges Costa Department of Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Solange Araújo Melo Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Flábio Ribeiro Araújo Embrapa Gado de Corte – CNPGC, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Carlos Alberto do Nascimento Ramos Embrapa Gado de Corte – CNPGC, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Alcina Vieira Carvalho-Neta Department of Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira de Candanedo Guerra Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Palavras-chave:

Dairy cattle. Babesiosis. Diagnose.

Resumo

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, indicating a risk of financial losses when susceptible animals are introduced from areas of enzootic instability or free regions of B. bovis and B. bigemina.

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Medicina Veterinária