TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of <I>Theileria annulata</I> and <I>Babesia bigemina</I> in Cattle in the Vicinity of Sanliurfa
AU - Sevgili, Murat AU - Cakmak, Ayse AU - Gokcen, Ahmet AU - Gul Altas, Mehtap AU - Ergun, Gul 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SP  - 292
EP  - 296
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.292.296
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.292.296
KW  - Theileria annulata
KW  -Babesia bigemina
KW  -IFAT
KW  -seroprevalence
KW  -cattle
KW  -Sanliurfa
AB  - This study was carried out on cattle to detect the seroprevalence of <I>Theileria annulata</I> and <I>Babesia bigemina</I> around the Sanliurfa province. A total of 191 randomly selected cattle were examined from selected locations for <I>Theileria annulata</I> and <I>Babesia bigemina</I>. Blood samples were collected from the cattle by jugular vene puncture to obtain sera for Indirect Fluorescence Antibody Test (IFAT). Thin blood smears were prepared from the punctured ear veins of each animal. The blood smears were stained with 5% Giemsa&#146;s stain and examined microscopically at 100x magnification. In 19 of 191 cattle (9.94%) <I>T. annulata</I> and in 17 cattle (8.90%) <I>Babesia</I> sp. were observed. The sera were tested for the presence of antibodies to the <I>T. annulata</I> and <I>B. bigemina</I> by IFAT. Antibodies were detected against <I> T. annulata</I> in 138 (72.25%) and <I>B. bigemina</I> in 84 (43.97%) sera of the tested 191 cattle.
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