Hyaloma spp. has been described as the most abundant species that transmitted ovine piroplasms in Fars province. The traditional methods of diagnosis infected ticks vectors are based on morphological characteristics that have some problems. The best methods for detection and characterization of the protozoan parasites in ticks are the molecular biological methods. The aim of this study was to s...

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The formation of Babesia ovis sporozoites in salivary gland cells of the vector tick Rhipicephalus bursa was studied by electron microscopy. The kinetics of B. ovis were found lying intracellularly on the second day after infestation (a.i.) of the ticks. The parasites enlarged rapidly losing all features of the motile form. Invaginations of the cell membrane initiated a fragmentation of this de...

Accepted: 27/12/2015 Abstract The haemoprotozoan disease, babesiosis is caused by six species of Babesia in livestock of Karnataka state. They are B. bigemina and B. bovis in cattle and buffaloes, B. motasi in sheep and goats, B. ovis in sheep and B. canis and B. gibsoni in dogs. The morphology of the first three species was elucidated. The incidence of B. bigemina varied from 0.60 to 16.0% in ...

Distribution of Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Ehrlichia ruminantium, was for the first time studied in Bié Province, central Angola. We examined 76 blood samples of cattle originated from seven farms, and 13 blood samples of goats from two farms employing molecular genetic tools (PCR). Most prevalent was A. ovis-infection in goats (100%) and A. marginale-infection in cattle ...

Blood samples collected from Grant's gazelles (Nanger granti) in Kenya were screened for hemoparasites using a combination of microscopic and molecular techniques. All 69 blood smears examined by microscopy were positive for hemoparasites. In addition, Theileria/Babesia DNA was detected in all 65 samples screened by PCR for a ~450-base pair fragment of the V4 hypervariable region of the 18S rRN...

Babesia odocoilei was found to infect two previously unknown host species, desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) and musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus), both of which are members of the family Bovidae. Previously, B. odocoilei has been reported in only Cervidae hosts. New geographic regions where B. odocoilei infections have not been reported previously include Pennsylvania and New York, whe...

Abstract The risk of pathogen transmission continues to increase significantly in the presence tick vectors due trade livestock across countries. In Ghana, there is a lack data on incidence tick-borne pathogens that are zoonotic and veterinary importance. This study, therefore, aimed determine prevalence such using molecular approaches. A total 276 dry blood spots were collected from cattle (10...

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) caused by pathogens belonging to the genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Babesia and Theileria in small ruminants are widespread tropical sub-tropical countries. The epidemiology of tick-borne (TBPs) is less understood compared those infecting cattle general. This study was carried out investigate characterize TBPs sheep goats using molecular tools. A total 107 blood samples...