甘肃省天祝县岔口驿马产区马梨形虫病流行病学调查

岔口驿马是我国优良的地方走马品种，产于甘肃省武威市天祝藏族自治县，为了解岔口驿马产区马梨形虫病(Equine piroplasmosis, EP)感染情况，保护优质种质资源，本课题组开展了EP调查。在16个乡镇采集马血清510份，用ELISA方法进行马巴贝斯虫(Babesia equi,B.equi)和驽巴贝斯虫(Babesia caballi,B.caballi)抗体检测，并对3个乡镇的马匹进行血推片虫体检查。结果显示，510份马血清中B.equi抗体阳性数为34份，阳性率为6.67%;B.caballi抗体阳性数为38份，阳性率为7.45%;120份血样推片镜检，B.equi虫体检出率为4.17%,B.caballi虫体检出率为3.33%。调查结果表明，岔口驿马产区马群中存在EP感染现象。     

青海省海西地区马焦虫病的血清学诊断

用ELISA方法调查了青海省海西地区马焦虫病的流行情况。从海西地区的格尔木市和乌兰县的牧户中收集了199份马属动物的血清样品，用马巴贝斯原虫的重组抗原P蚰48（GST-BcSAGlt）蛋白作为ELISA诊断抗原。进行了马巴贝斯原虫的诊断检查。从199份血清样品检出61份马巴贝斯原虫阳性，阳性率为30，65％。结果显示马焦虫病已在该地区广泛传播，并已严重威胁该地区的马属动物。     

乌鲁木齐米东区某马场驽巴贝斯虫病的初报

<正>马梨形虫病又称马焦虫病,是媒介蜱传播的一种马属动物血液原虫病,病原包括马泰勒虫(Theileia equi,旧称马巴贝斯虫Babesia equi)和马驽巴贝斯虫(Babesia caballi)。主要特征为高热,贫血,黄疽,肝肿大、水肿、溶血,血红蛋白尿,严重时导致死亡。该病严重影响世界各地的养马业和相关马术比赛,造成极大的经济损失。马梨形虫病在世界各地呈广泛分布,伊朗、委内瑞拉、土耳其、以色列、意大     

马泰勒虫病致死孕马报道

<正>马泰勒虫(Theileia equi,旧称马巴贝斯虫)和马驽巴贝斯虫(Babesia caballi)是寄生于马属动物红细胞内,是马梨形虫病的主要病原。据报道马泰勒虫病比驽巴贝斯虫病有更强的致病性和传播能力[1]。马泰勒虫(Theileria equi)隶属于泰勒科(Theileriidae Levine)泰勒属(Theileria),是寄生于马属动物红细胞体内,临床以稽留热、贫血、黄疸等为     

应用PCR对吉林省部分地区马巴贝斯虫病的调查

马巴贝斯虫寄生于马属动物红细胞内,引发马的血液原虫病.该虫的18S rRNA基因序列的保守性很强,是用于诊断马巴贝斯虫病理想的基因序列[1].因此,本研究应用作者本人建立的马巴贝斯虫PCR检测方法[2],对吉林省吉林、延边、通化、白城4个地区的178份马抗凝血进行了检测,旨在为今后制定有效的马巴贝斯虫病防制措施提供流行病学资料.     

套式PCR检测马巴贝斯虫

根据GenBank中马巴贝斯虫(Babesia equi)ema-1基因序列,设计合成内外2对引物,其中外引物扩增ema-1基因60～627nt间567 bp片段,内引物扩增ema-1基因259～488nt间229bp片段。从实验室感染马巴贝斯虫阳性马匹全血样本中提取DNA,采取2次扩增的方法,扩增到229bp特异性条带,建立了适合马巴贝斯虫快速检测的套式PCR方法。经重复性试验和特异性试验,结果显示,马巴贝斯虫阳性样本在229bp均出现条带,而驽巴贝斯虫、牛巴贝斯虫扩增结果为阴性。采用该方法对已知阴、阳性的16份马匹全血样品进行检测,有8份为阳性,与实际结果的符合率为100%。表明,所建立的方法具有较高的重复性和特异性,可用于马巴贝斯虫病的临床诊断、病料检测和分子流行病学调查。     

马属动物巴贝斯虫病的防治

马巴贝氏焦虫和驽巴贝氏虫是导致马属动物巴贝斯虫病的主要病原体,其主要寄生于马属动物的红细胞内并引起血液原虫病,致死率较高,严重危害着马属动物的生长健康以及养殖户的经济效益.     

马驽巴贝斯虫ddPCR检测方法的建立

马驽巴贝斯虫(Babesia caballi)病是马属动物的一种血液原虫病,被农业农村部列为二类动物疫病.本研究旨在建立一种针对马驽巴贝斯虫病的ddPCR检测技术.利用马驽巴贝斯虫特异性引物及探针对反应体系进行优化,测试了方法的特异性、稳定性及灵敏性,对30份可疑样品进行了初步检测.结果显示,该方法具有较好的稳定性,最...     

马巴贝斯虫病微量补体结合试验的改良

马巴贝斯虫病(旧称纳氏焦虫病)是由带虫感染蜱传播的,由寄生于马属动物(马、驴、骡等)红细胞内的马巴贝斯虫引起的一种血液原虫病,主要表现为急性、亚急性或慢性发病过程.病马逐渐消瘦、贫血,有的出现黄疸、血红蛋白尿等症状,严重发病者可致死.本病广泛分布于世界各地,我国新疆、内蒙古及南方各省都曾有该病散发或地方性流行.     

青海省乌兰地区马焦虫病的血清学调查

由驽巴贝虫和马巴贝虫引起中国北方地区的马焦虫病的流行情况仍然不清楚,在本研究中我们调查了青海省乌兰地区马焦虫病的流行情况。从乌兰县的铜普地区的牧户中收集了97份马血清样品,并分别用重组P48蛋白作为ELISA诊断抗原,进行马巴贝斯原虫的诊断检查,调查青海省乌兰地区马焦虫病的流行情况。1材料和方法1.1通过载体pGEX大肠杆菌表达的P48作为ELISA诊断抗原来诊断驽巴贝虫(Babesia caballi),方法简述如下:重组P48蛋白用谷胱苷肽琼脂糖4B球珠纯化,作为ELISA诊断抗原,检测巴贝虫抗体。巴贝虫阴、阳性标准血清,均为日本国家原虫中心…     

Seroepidemiologic studies on Babesia caballi and Babesia equi infections in Japan

Antibodies to Babesia caballi and Babesia equi were examined on a total of 2,019 horse serum samples that had been collected in 1971-1973 by the National Institute of Animal Health by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using recombinant proteins and by Western-blot analysis. Based on the criterion for positivity by ELISA, 5.4% (109/2,019) and 2.2% (44/2,019) had antibodies against B. caballi and B. equi, respectively. The ELISA-positive sera were further examined by Western blot; 30/109 for B. caballi and 2/ 44 for B. equi were positive for native B. caballi or B. equi, but none of them was seropositive for both infections. Based on the results of this study, further investigations should be required to survey horses that have arrived in Japan relatively recently and tick vectors of equine Babesia using ELISA with some recombinant protein, a parasite detection method in an in vitro culture of equine Babesia, and PCR testing.     

Serological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in South Africa

A total of 719 serum samples collected from clinically healthy cattle from eight provinces located in different districts of South Africa were examined by the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the standard indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to determine the serological prevalence of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina. The results showed that 35.3% and 39.7% of cattle were positive for B. bovis and 30% and 36.5% were positive for B. bigemina antibodies on ELISA and IFAT, respectively. Mixed infections were detected in 18.2% and 26.3% of the samples using ELISA and IFAT, respectively. Consequently, the ELISAs with recombinant B. bovis spherical body protein-4 (BbSBP-4) and B. bigemina C-terminal rhoptry-associated protein-1 (BbigRAP-1/CT) were proven to be highly reliable in the serological diagnoses of bovine babesiosis in South African cattle, as evidenced by the significant concordance rates when the results were compared to those of IFAT. Moreover, the serological prevalence was significantly different among the tested provinces, in which the ranges exhibited between 15% and 73% for B. bovis infection and between 13% and 54% for B. bigemina infection. High sero-positive rates were present in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, while the lowest rate was in the North West province. Our data provide important information regarding the current seroprevalence of bovine babesiosis in South Africa, which might be beneficial in developing rational strategies for disease control and management.     

Babesia canis canis and Babesia canis vogeli infections in dogs from northern Portugal

Canine babesiosis represents an important veterinary medical problem. This study describes the molecular characterization of babesial parasites detected in eight clinically suspected dogs from northern Portugal, affected by lethargy, muscle tremors, weight loss, pale mucous membranes, hyperthermia or red-coloured urine. Microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears showed large intraerythrocytic piroplasms morphologically compatible with Babesia canis in all eight animals. DNA was extracted from blood on filter paper, and a Babesia spp. infection confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a 408bp fragment of the 18S rRNA gene. Analysis of PCR-derived sequences revealed that seven dogs were infected with B. canis canis and one with B. canis vogeli. This is the first molecular identification report of both the species B. canis and the subspecies B. canis canis and B. canis vogeli in dogs from Portugal.     

Babesia major in Britain: cross-immunity trials with Babesia divergens in splenectomised calves.

Splenectomised calves infected with Babesia major were shown to have no resistance to challenge with Babesia divergens; however, initial infection with B divergens provided a good protection against subsequent challenge with B major. It is suggested that this might mean that B divergens would be the dominant and most commonly encountered species in areas where both occur.     

Assessment of primers designed for the subspecies-specific discrimination among Babesia canis canis, Babesia canis vogeli and Babesia canis rossi by PCR assay

Canine babesiosis is an infectious disease caused by either Babesia gibsoni or Babesia canis protozoans. The latter is also classified under three different phylogenetic groups, referred to as subspecies B. canis canis, B. canis vogeli and B. canis rossi. The objective of the present study was to validate and standardize a PCR assay to discriminate the organisms at the subspecies level. First, the reference sequences of the 18S rRNA, 5.8S rRNA and 28S rRNA genes, including the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) and 2 (ITS2) of the most common species and subspecies of the genus Babesia were retrieved from the GenBank database. Subspecies-specific primers (BAB3, BAB4 and BAB5) and one genus-specific primer were designed from the alignment of the sequences. The PCR assays were evaluated in three different combinations of primer pairs in order to assure complete specificity for each reaction. The results of the tests had demonstrated effectiveness of the novel primer pairs BAB1/BAB3, BAB1/BAB4 and BAB1/BAB5 for the amplification of the subspecies-specific target fragments of 746 bp (B. c. canis), 546 bp (B. c. vogeli) and 342 bp (B. c. rossi) by PCR. The original enzymatic amplification assays with novel primers reported in this paper were confirmed to be a reliable tool for the specific discrimination among B. canis subspecies by single-step PCR assays.     

Babesia odocoilei infection in elk

Two male North American elk from a commercial herd were evaluated because of a sudden onset of lethargy, anorexia, and voiding of red urine. These 2 elk were kept in the same pen as 4 other male elk that had died during the preceding 2 months. Laboratory analyses revealed anemia and intraerythrocytic parasites, later confirmed as Babesia odocoilei (a protozoal hemoparasite of cervids). Of the 240 elk remaining in the herd, 59 were screened for B odocoilei by microscopic evaluation of blood smears, protozoal culture of blood, and immunofluorescent antibody testing of serum. Of those 59 elk, 34 (58%) were infected with B odocoilei. Babesia odocoilei infection in elk can be fatal and should be considered in cases of sudden death or acute hemolytic anemia. Familiarity with the disease in elk is essential for practitioners because of the increasing popularity of commercial elk farming.