Detection of haemoparasites in cattle by reverse line blot hybridisation with a note on the distribution of ticks in Sicily

K. Georges, G. R. Loria, S. Riili, A. Greco, S. Caracappa, F. Jongejan, O. Sparagano

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    Abstract

    A reverse line blot hybridisation (RLB) of 21 oligonucleotides with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified regions of 16S rRNA (Ehrlichia/Anaplasma group) or 18S rRNA (Babesia/Theileria group) genes of haemoparasites detected Theileria annulata, T. buffeli/orientalis, Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, B. divergens, Ehrlichia bovis, Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale and unknown species within the Rickettsia tribe. A very high prevalence of mixed infections was detected, which indicated that animals infected with Babesia spp. were also infected with Theileria spp. and/or Anaplasma spp. The tick distribution appeared to be seasonal with Hyalomma marginatum as the most frequently observed tick and Boophilus annulatus and Ixodes ricinus as the least frequently observed ticks. Other species identified in the 818 ticks collected during the five sampling periods between April 1998 and November 1999 included H. lusitanicum, Rhipicephalus sanguineus group, R. bursa, Dermacentor marginatus, Haemaphysalis punctata, B. annulatus and I. ricinus. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)273-286
    Number of pages14
    JournalVeterinary Parasitology
    Volume99
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2001

    Keywords

    • Cattle
    • Epidemiology
    • PCR
    • Reverse line blot
    • Sicily
    • Tick-borne diseases
    • Ticks

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