TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of <I>Babesia equi</I> and <I>Babesia caballi </I> in Horses by Serological Methods in The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea Regions of Turkey
AU - , Ibrahim Balkaya AU - , S.Zerrin Erdogmus 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 168
EP  - 171
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.168.171
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.168.171
KW  - Horse
KW  -Babesia equi
KW  -Babesia caballi
KW  -IFAT
KW  -CFT
KW  -Turkey
AB  - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalance of  <I>Babesia equi</I> and <I>Babesia</I> <I>caballi </I>by serologic  (IFAT and CFT)  and microscopic examination  in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea regions. For this purpose, sera and microscopic slides were prepared  and examined from 168 horses randomly chosen from 8 different cities in these regions in year of 2003. Microscopic slides stained with Giemsa were examined for <I>Babesia</I> species, and the agents were not detected. In the serological tests performed, seropositivity was found by IFAT in the Mediterranean Sea region to be between 12.72% and 44.44% for <I>B. equi</I>, and between 0% and 30% for <I>B. caballi</I>; while CFT revealed a prevalence between 5% and 12.72% for <I>B. equi</I>,between 0% and 1.81% for <I>B. caballi</I>. In the Black Sea region, on the other hand, seropositivity was found by IFAT between 0% and 20.68% for <I>B. equi</I>, and between 0% and 12.5% for <I>B. caballi</I>; and by CFT to be between 0% and 12.06% for <I>B. equi</I>, and none for <I>B. caballi</I>. The differences between the results of the tests were evaluated statistically, and IFAT was  more sensitive and specific as compared to CFT and microscopic examination.
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