TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of Antibodies Against <I>Babesia bigemina </I>and<I> B. bovis</I> in White-Tailed Deer (<I>Odocoileus virginianus texanus</I>) in Farms of Northeastern Mexico
AU - , M.A. Cantu-Martinez AU - , J.A. Salinas-Melendez AU - , J.J. Zarate-Ramos AU - , R. avalos- Ramirez AU - , A. Martinez-Munoz AU - , J.C. Segura-Correa 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 121
EP  - 123
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2008.121.123
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.121.123
KW  - Babesiosis
KW  -prevalence
KW  -white-tailed deer
KW  -Mexico
AB  - The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of antibodies against <I>Babesia bovis </I>and<I> B. bigemina </I>in sera from 165 white-tailed deer in northeastern Mexico. Sera were collected in spring of 2003 in 5 mixed cattle and deer farms from the states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Animals were live-trapped by the drop net technique and once immobilized blood samples were obtained by jugular venipuncture using vacuum tubes. Antibodies were detected by the indirect immunoflourecent technique using blood smears with parasited erythrocytes for <I>B. bovis </I>or<I> B. bigemina</I>. Seropositivity in the deer was relatively high, because 87% (144/165) of the sera was positive. The seroprevalences for <I>B. bigemina </I>and<I> B. bovis</I> were 53% (88/165) and 75% (124/165). The sex of the deer was a risk factor for seropositivity to <I>B. bovis</I> but no for <I>B. bigemina</I>. The risk of infection with <I>B. bovis</I> was 2.4 times greater for females than for males. In conclusion, a high prevalence of antibodies against <I>B. bigemina</I> and <I>B. bovis</I> in the white-tailed deer was found at northeastern Mexico. More studies are recommended with the aim of detecting the role of deer in the transmission of babesiosis to cattle.
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