First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China

Frontiers in Microbiology

Hong Yin¹  Guiquan Guan²  Yuefeng Chu²  Jianxun Luo²  Qingli Niu²  Jifei Yang²  Zhijie Liu²  Yuping Pan²  Shandian Gao²  Guangyuan Liu² 

[1] Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and ZoonosesYangzhou, China;State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, China;

关键词: pet dog;    piroplasm;    detection;    Gansu;    infection;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmicb.2017.01029

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Babesiosis, the hemolytic disease caused by Babesia, which is a tick-transmitted obligate intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite. This disease is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity rates and enormous economic losses to the livestock industry in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In this study, blood samples were collected from 141 pet dogs from Gansu, China, and analyzed for Babesia or Theileria spp. infection using specific PCR and sequencing based on 18S rRNA gene fragments. The results indicated that 18S rRNA gene sequences from 11 samples were similar to the 18S rRNA gene sequences in Babesia canis vogeli (2) and Theileria sinensis (9). The total infected rates of B. canis vogeli and T. sinensis were 1.4% (2/141) and 6.4% (9/141), respectively. This represents the first molecular report of T. sinensis in dogs worldwide and of B. canis vogeli in dogs from Gansu province of China. Furthermore, the finding of T. sinensis in dogs may represent the common infection of this parasite occurring in Gansu.

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