Esin GÜVEN, Ömer ORKUN, Asiye KOÇAK, Ayşe ÇAKMAK, Aytaç AKÇAY

Prevalence of babesia bigemina and theileria annulata in cattle in Eregli, Turkey

Babesiosis ve theileriosis, tropikal ve subtropikal bölgelerde sıklıkla karşılaşılan ve dünya genelinde ekonomik öneme sahip, kene kaynaklı hastalıklardır. Portör hayvanlar hastalığın epidemiyolojisinde ve kenelerce nakledilmesinde büyük öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Konya'nın Ereğli ilçesindeki sığırların bazı hemoprotozoan parazitlerinin (Babesia bigemina ve Theileria annulata) seroprevalansının belirlenmesidir. Bu amaçla İndirekt Floresan Antikor testi (IFAT) ile 287 sığır serumu incelenmiş, serumların % 34.84'ünde B. bigemina'ya, % 0.69'unda ise T. annulata'ya karşı antikor olduğu tesbit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, çalışma döneminde ve alanında babesiosisin theileriosise oranla daha sık karşılaşılan bir hastalık olduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Ereğli Yöresi sığırlarında babesia bigemina ve theileria annulata'nın prevalansı

Babesiosis and theileriosis are tick-borne diseases widespread in tropical and sub-tropical regions with high economic impact worldwide. Carrier animals have an important role in the transmission of the infection by ticks and also in the epidemiology of the diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hemoprotozoan parasites (Babesia bigemina and Theileria annulata) in cattle in Eregli district of Konya, Turkey. The serum samples of 287 cattle were examined using the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). The antibodies against B. bigemina were detected in 34.84% and T. annulata in 0.69% sera of the cattle. On the other hand statistical analysis of IFAT results of T. annulata couldn't perform as numbers of positive results are inadequate. The results of this study showed that babesiosis was a fairly common disease in comparison to theileriosis in cattle of Eregli district at the study period.

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