BACKGROUND We used the PCR technique based on the abovementioned primer pair and sequencing to demonstrate the Theileria infection in the sheep samples collected from Sultanate of Oman. METHODS According to the frame work of "integrated control of ticks and tick borne diseases in globalized world managed by EU-ICTTD-3 project, the samples from blood, liver, spleen, lymph node and lung were se...

BACKGROUND Apicomplexan tick-borne pathogens that cause disease in companion animals include species of Babesia Starcovici, 1893, Cytauxzoon Neitz & Thomas, 1948, Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 and Theileria Bettencourt, Franca & Borges, 1907. The only apicomplexan tick-borne disease of companion animals that is known to occur in Australia is babesiosis, caused by Babesia canis vogeli Reichenow, 1937 ...

background: the present study was carried out to investigate the accurate status of ovine theileria infection in sheep from ahvaz and surrounding region, a tropical area southwest iran. methods: a pcr-rflp method based on 18s ribosomal rna gene was designed which could detect and differentiate theileria and babesia spp. and also differentiate main theileria species in sheep at the same time. 11...

A molecular study was undertaken to detect Theileria ovis, Theileria lestoquardi and Theileria annulata in sheep and tick vectors. Investigation was conducted from 2010 to 2011 in the south of Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. A total of 150 blood samples were collected from 30 different sheep flocks. In addition, ixodid ticks were sampled from the same flocks. The stained blood smears were micro...

background: theileriosis is a blood protozoan disease with high mortality in cattle in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. several studies were conducted to identify theileria species in infected cattles and vector ticks by microscopic examination. however, microscopic technique has lower sensitivity compared to molecular method.                  objectives: this study was carried ou...

The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Theileria annulata in large ruminants from two districts, Peshawar and Kohat, in Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa (Pakistan). Blood samples were collected from 95 cattle. Data on the characteristics of animals and herds were collected through questionnaires. No significant risk factors were found associated with the spread of tropical theiler...

East Coast fever caused by Theileria parva parva has been eradicated from South Africa, but tick-borne infections with other species of Theileria still occur, particularly in cattle and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). One such infection is Corridor disease caused by T. parva lawrencei, which is controlled by restricting the movement of African buffalo. Other species reviewed are T. parva bov...

Species identification using DNA sequences is the basis for DNA taxonomy. In this study, we sequenced the ribosomal large-subunit RNA gene sequences (3,037-3,061 bp) in length of 13 Chinese Theileria stocks that were infective to cattle and sheep. The complete 28S rRNA gene is relatively difficult to amplify and its conserved region is not important for phylogenetic study. Therefore, we selecte...

Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, Babesia, and Theileria are the major apicomplexan parasites affecting humans or animals worldwide. These pathogens represent an excellent example of host manipulators who can overturn host signaling pathways for their survival. They infect different types of host cells and take charge of the host machinery to gain nutrients and prevent itself from host a...

background: equine piroplasmosis (ep) is the cause of persistent tick-borne infection with no symptoms, but the most important problem of ep is due to the persistent carrier state. carrier animals to babesia ( theileria ) equi (laveran 1901) and b. caballi (nuttall, 1910) infestation could be identified by extremely sensitive pcr-based method. the purpose of this study was to identify the causa...