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- Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease affecting horses and other equids, caused by parasites like Theileria equi and Babesia caballi.
- A study conducted in Kyrgyzstan screened 1900 blood samples from donkeys and found the presence of B. caballi and T. equi, with prevalence rates of 8.4% and 12.2%, respectively.
- This research marks the first systematic report of piroplasm infection in donkeys in Kyrgyzstan, highlighting the significance of molecular analyses in identifying parasite species and genotypes.
Article Abstract
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is an important tick-borne disease of equids, caused by Theileria equi, Theileria haneyi, and Babesia caballi. Nonetheless, there has been a scarcity of systematic reports on EP parasites in donkeys in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. In this study, piroplasms were screened in 1900 blood samples from imported donkeys from the Osh Oblast (southwestern Kyrgyzstan) by targeting partial 18S ribosomal RNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Through molecular and phylogenetic analyses, all positive samples were sequenced to identify the species and genotypes. The results indicated the presence of both B. caballi and T. equi, with prevalence rates of 8.4% (160/1900) and 12.2% (232/1900), respectively. By amplifying part of the Erythrocyte Merozoite Antigen 1 (EMA-1) and Rhoptry-Associated Protein (RAP-1) genes, B. caballi genotype B and T. equi genotype A were identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on piroplasm infection among donkeys from Kyrgyzstan.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11434632 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090713 | DOI Listing |
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