Molecular evidence of piroplasm infection in companion animals in Hunan Province, China

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第一作者： Wang, Jinming

作者： Wang, Jinming;Wang, Xiaoxing;Sun, Hao;Lv, Zhaoyun;Li, Youquan;Luo, Jianxun;Guan, Guiquan;Yin, Hong;Yin, Hong

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关键词： Babesia; Pet dog and cat; Feline and canine babesiosis; Nested PCR; China

期刊名称：BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH （ 影响因子：2.741； 五年影响因子：2.955 ）

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年卷期： 2020 年 16 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： BackgroundFeline and canine babesiosis is an important tick-borne disease caused by parasites of the genus Babesia. The disease has a worldwide distribution and causes serious health problems in domestic and wild canidae and felidae.ResultsGenomic DNA was isolated from blood samples, which were randomly collected from pet dogs (n=115) and cats (n=25) in Changsha city of Hunan Province, China. Results of nested PCR assay targeting 18S rRNA gene and partial gene sequencing revealed that seven animals were infected with Babesia species, five dogs (5/115, 4.3%) and two cats (2/25, 8.0%). Sequence analysis showed that four dogs (3.5%) were positive for Babesia canis, and the other one for Babesia vogeli (0.87%). The two cats were infected by Babesia hongkongensis.ConclusionsThe findings of this study will expand knowledge of the distribution of Babesia species and provide important epidemiological information for the control of animal babesiosis in China.

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