Abstract：
:Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to pose an insidious and ever-present threat to livestock and livelihoods across the globe. Two of the most significant TBDs of cattle in Africa are heartwater and babesioisis, caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina respectively. Both pathogens are endemic in Nigeria. However, to date, little data has been published regarding the number of cattle infected. In this study, blood samples were collected from cattle of the Kwara State, north-central Nigeria. Probe-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) and semi-nested PCR were used to investigate the presence of both pathogens, respectively. Our study found all samples (n = 157) to be surprisingly negative for both B. bigemina and E. ruminantium. These results contribute new information on the current burden of these two pathogens in Kwara State and may be helpful in informing more effective targeting of control strategies in Nigeria.
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Parasitol Resjournal_title
Parasitology researchauthors
Hector E,Elelu N,Ferrolho J,Couto J,Sanches G,Antunes S,Domingos A,Eisler Mdoi
10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-03-01 00:00:00pages
1025-1029issue
3eissn
0932-0113issn
1432-1955pii
10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1journal_volume
118pub_type
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