Serological diagnosis of Besnoitia bennetti infection in donkeys (Equus asinus).

Besnoitiosis is an emerging infectious disease of donkeys (Equus asinus) in the United States for which there are currently no serologic methods of diagnosis. A study was performed to evaluate physical examination findings and 3 serologic assays for the detection of Besnoitia bennetti infection in donkeys. A prospective study of 416 donkeys from 6 privately owned herds across 5 U.

Investigation of an outbreak of besnoitiosis in donkeys in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Objective: To describe the clinical, endoscopic, and serologic features of an outbreak of besnoitiosis in 2 donkey operations in northeastern Pennsylvania and to report the outcome of attempted treatment of 1 naturally infected individual.

Design: Observational study.

Animals: 29 donkeys (Equus asinus) in northeastern Pennsylvania.