Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands
Joint Authors
Zhang, Jilei
Kelly, Patrick
Li, Jing
Xu, Chuanling
Wang, Chengming
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Theileria spp.
are tick-transmitted, intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasites infecting a wide range of animals.
As there is very limited information on the prevalence of Theileria spp.
in the Caribbean we used the recently described genus-specific pan-Theileria FRET-qPCR to identify infected animals in the region and a standard 18S rRNA gene PCR and sequencing to determine the species involved.
We found Theileria spp.
in 9% of the convenience samples of animals (n=752) studied from five Caribbean islands.
Donkeys (20.0%: 5/25) were most commonly infected, followed by sheep (17.4%, 25/144), cattle (6.8%; 22/325), goats (5.0%; 12/238), and horses (5.0%; 1/20).
Six species of Theileria were identified: T.
equi (donkeys, cattle, goats, and sheep), Theileria sp.
OT3 (sheep and goats), Theileria sp.
NG-2013a (cattle), Theileria sp.
YW-2014 (donkeys), Theileria sp.
B15a (goats), and Babesia vulpes or a closely related organism (sheep and goats).
Only T.
equi has been previously reported in the Caribbean.
Our findings expand the known host ranges of Theileria spp.
and the known distribution of the organisms around the world.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Jilei& Kelly, Patrick & Li, Jing& Xu, Chuanling& Wang, Chengming. 2015. Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056177
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Jilei…[et al.]. Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056177
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Jilei& Kelly, Patrick & Li, Jing& Xu, Chuanling& Wang, Chengming. Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056177
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1056177