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Seroprevalence of piroplasmosis with tick distribution in Northern Iraq
Other Title(s)
نسبة الانتشار المصلي لداء الكمثريات في شمال العراق
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Jabbar S.
Qadir, Muhammad Abd al-Aziz
al-Barwari, Luqman Tayyib Umar
Source
المجلة العراقية للعلوم البيطرية
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
English Abstract
The current study was carried out on blood samples of 299 local breed female cattle in Erbil, Duhok and Suleimania, Northern Iraq, for the period from beginning of January till end of December 2006 for detection of piroplasmosis.
By direct blood smear examination, the rate of Theileria annulata alone was 45.1% while in mixed infections with Babesia was 11.7%.
The total rate of Theileria infection was 56.9%.
The haematological parameters of cattle infected with Theileria alone were PCV=27%, RBC= 5.6 million/ cm3 and Hb 9.5 g/liter did not vary from non infected ones.
While in mixed infections (Theileria +Babesia) the blood picture values were decreased dramatically and were PCV=18%, RBC=4.08 million / cm3 and Hb 5.7 g/l.
Using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay technique (ELISA), the seropositivity of Theileria was 77.9%, while Babesia was 12.4%.
The overall rate of seropositivity by ELISA was 90.3% for piroplasms while by blood smears examination the rate of infected animals was 56.9%.
From 5804 ticks collected from animal body, the constituencies of the ticks were 81.7% H.
anatolicum anatolicum, 15.3% H.
marginatum marginatum, 2.82% Rhipecephalus appendiculatus and 10 ticks (0.2%) were not identified.
The highest rate of ticks was found attached to udder and under tail (77%), followed by ears (20%) and hind limbs and around eyes (3%).
The distribution of ticks was highest in spring 96.0%, followed by summer 4.0%.
No ticks were detected in winter and autumn.
The greatest number of ticks was in March (37.9%) followed by May (32.23%), April (25.85%), June (2.17%), July (1.68%) and August (0.17%).
Data Type
Conference Papers
Record ID
BIM-830846
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Barwari, Luqman Tayyib Umar& Qadir, Muhammad Abd al-Aziz& Ahmad, Jabbar S.. 2012-12-31. Seroprevalence of piroplasmosis with tick distribution in Northern Iraq. Scientific Conference College of Veterinary Medicine (Clinical and Applied Veterinary) (6th : 2012 : University of Mosul, Iraq). . Vol. 26, Third supplement (2012), pp.105-108.Mosul Iraq : University of Mosul College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Barwari, Luqman Tayyib Umar…[et al.]. Seroprevalence of piroplasmosis with tick distribution in Northern Iraq. . Mosul Iraq : University of Mosul College of Veterinary Medicine. 2012-12-31.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Barwari, Luqman Tayyib Umar& Qadir, Muhammad Abd al-Aziz& Ahmad, Jabbar S.. Seroprevalence of piroplasmosis with tick distribution in Northern Iraq. . Scientific Conference College of Veterinary Medicine (Clinical and Applied Veterinary) (6th : 2012 : University of Mosul, Iraq).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-830846