Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Blood from Equines from Four Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica
Joint Authors
Posada-Guzmán, María Fernanda
Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José
Dolz, Gaby
Jiménez, A. E.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A cross-sectional study was carried out in four indigenous communities of Costa Rica to detect presence and prevalence of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi and to investigate factors associated with presence of these hemoparasites.
General condition of horses (n=285) was evaluated, and hematocrits and hemoglobin were determined from blood samples of 130 horses, which were also analyzed using blood smears, nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA).
The general condition of the horses (n=285) in terms of their body and coat was between regular and poor, and hematocrit and hemoglobin average values were low (19% and 10.65 g/dL, resp.).
Erythrocyte inclusions were observed in 32 (24.6%) of the samples.
Twenty-six samples (20.0%) gave positive results for B.
caballi and 60 (46.2%) for T.
equi; 10 horses (7.7%) showed mixed infection, when analyzed by PCR.
Using c-ELISA, it was found that 90 (69.2%) horses had antibodies against B.
caballi and 115 (88.5%) against T.
equi, while 81 (62.3%) showed mixed reactions.
There were no factors associated with the presence of B.
caballi and T.
equi.
These results contrast with results previously obtained in equines in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Posada-Guzmán, María Fernanda& Dolz, Gaby& Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José& Jiménez, A. E.. 2015. Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Blood from Equines from Four Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079377
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Posada-Guzmán, María Fernanda…[et al.]. Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Blood from Equines from Four Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079377
American Medical Association (AMA)
Posada-Guzmán, María Fernanda& Dolz, Gaby& Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José& Jiménez, A. E.. Detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Blood from Equines from Four Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica. Veterinary Medicine International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079377
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079377