Seyed Reza HOSSEİNİ, Taghi TAKTAZ HAFSHEJANI, Faham KHAMESIPOUR

Molecular Detection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi Infections in Horses by PCR Method in Iran

Bu çalışma, İran'ın Orta ve Güneybatısındaki atlarda Theileria equi ve Babesia caballi enfeksiyonlarının sıklığını belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. İsfahan ve Shahrekord'ta yaşayan atlardan sırasıyla 53 ve 37 adet kan numunesi toplandı ve kan örneklerinde parazitleri tespit etmek için bir PCR yöntemi kullanıldı. Sonuçlar, İsfahan'ki 6 at ile Shahrekord'taki 4 atta Theileria equi tespit edildiğini gösterdi. Bulgulara göre, at Theileriosis'in prevalansı babeziyoz'a göre çok daha yüksekti ve ülkenin hem İsfahan hem de Shahrekord bölgelerinde oluştu. Yazarların bildiği kadarıyla, bu çalışma Theileria equi ve Babesia caballi enfeksiyonların İran'daki atlarda moleküler olarak araştırıldığı ilk bildirimdir. Bu çalışma, atlardaki farklı parazit enfeksiyonları ve epidemiyolojisi hakkında ayrıntılı bilgi sağlayabilir.

İran'daki Atlarda Theileria equi ve Babesia caballi Enfeksiyonlarının PCR Yöntemi İle Moleküler Tayini

The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in horses in the Central and Southwest, Iran. Blood samples were collected from 53 and 37 horses settled in Isfahan and Shahrekord, respectively and a PCR method was used to detect the parasites in blood samples. The results showed that Theileria equi detected in 6 horses in Isfahan and in 4 horses in Shahrekord. Based on the findings, the prevalence of equine theileriosis was much higher than babesiosis and it occurred in both Isfahan and Shahrekord regions of the country. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the molecular survey of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in horses in Iran. This survey could provide further information on different parasitic infections in horses and its epidemiology.

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