Seroprevalence of Theileria Infection in Goats in Hubei Province, China based on Circulating Antibodies

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Houqiang Luo¹  Kun Li²  Hui Zhang²  Yanfang Lan³ 

[1] 2College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China;3Jiangxi Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330096, People’s Republic of China5College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan, 464000, People’s Republic of China

关键词: ELISA;    Goat;    Prevalence;    Theileria;   

学科分类：兽医学

来源: University of Agriculture * Faculty of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

The word-wildly spread Theileria, is an economical important parasite to sheep and goats production. However, a little is known about whether goats in Hubei province are exposed to Theileriosis. Therefore, a survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence ofTheileria infection in goats in Hubei province,China. A total 912 and 1047 serum samples were collected in 2014 and 2015, respectively and were assayed forTheileria antibodies by ELISA. The results showed that the prevalence was 17.0 and 21.8% in 2014 and 2015, respectively, which had revealed a growing trend ofTheileriosis infection in goats in Hubei province.

【 授权许可】

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