Journal
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 1458-1465Publisher
SPRINGER INT PUBL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s11686-021-00338-y
Keywords
Seroprevalence; ELISA; Bovine; Babesia bigemina; Babesia bovis; Menoufia
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan [18kk0188]
- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Core-to-Core Program
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18KK0188] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Babesia bigemina and B. bovis in cattle and water buffaloes in Menoufia province, Egypt. The results showed that babesiosis is frequent in the province, posing a potential threat to milk and meat production in the area.
Purpose Bovine babesiosis causes morbidity in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide. The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Babesia bigemina and B. bovis in cattle and water buffaloes in Menoufia province, where the second-highest population of bovines in Lower Egypt are raised. Materials and Methods A total of 506 blood samples were collected from cattle (N = 262) and water buffaloes (N = 244) in Menoufia province, Egypt. Seroprevalences of B. bigemina and B. bovis in the samples were determined using recombinant Babesia antigen-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Results In cattle, the seroprevalences of B. bigemina and B. bovis were 41.60 and 38.17% (37.40 and 35.88% for IgM and 9.54 and 6.11% for IgG), respectively, whereas those of water buffaloes were 35.66 and 31.97% (27.87 and 21.72% for IgM and 15.16 and 15.16% for IgG), respectively. Statistically significant changes in the seroprevalences of the two infective agents were recorded on the basis of region and season of sample collection. Conclusion In conclusion, babesiosis is frequent and presents a threat of an epidemic among bovines in Menoufia province. In turn, control of bovine babesiosis is required because of its potential to detrimentally affect milk and meat production in Menoufia province.
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