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Saw Bawm1, Lat Lat Htun1, Ni Ni Maw2, Tin Ngwe3, Yusuke Tosa4, Tomoyuki Kon4, Chiho Kaneko5, Ryo Nakao4, Tatsuya Sakurai6, Hirotomo Kato4, Ken Katakura7.
Abstract
Cattle babesiosis is one of the most important tick-borne diseases worldwide. The present study reports a molecular survey of Babesia infections in cattle in Myanmar. Nested PCR assays based on the Babesia bigemina apical membrane antigen-1 gene (AMA-1) and B. bovis rhoptry associated protein-1 gene (RAP-1) revealed that the overall percentage of B. bigemina and B. bovis infection were 9.8% (70/713) and 17.1% (122/713), respectively. A mixed infection was detected in 4.6% (33/713) of animals. Animals <1 year (OR=13.66, CI=5.15-36.26) and 1-5 years of age (OR=3.91, CI=1.50-10.17) were identified as potential risk factors for B. bigemina infection. For B. bovis infection, age <1 year (OR=3.06, CI=1.63-5.75) and 1-5 years (OR=2.08, CI=1.21-3.57), Friesian-Zebu crossbreeds (OR=2.04, CI=1.26-3.30) and grazing (OR=1.59, CI=1.06-2.38) were identified as potential risk factors. This is the first report on a nationwide survey of bovine Babesia infections in Myanmar, providing useful information for the management and control of the disease.Entities:
Keywords: Babesia bigemina apical membrane antigen-1 gene; Babesia bovis rhoptry associated protein-1 gene; Cattle; Myanmar; PCR; Risk factor
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26530983 DOI： 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.10.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ticks Tick Borne Dis ISSN： 1877-959X Impact factor: 3.744