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Hindi Research Article, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Seroprevalence of Babesia caballi Infection in Horses in the North Khorasan Province of Iran
| Vali Abedi1, Gholamreza Razmi2*, Hesam Seifi3 and Abolghasem Naghibi2 | |
| 1Section of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran | |
| 2Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran | |
| 3Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran | |
| Corresponding author : Gholamreza Razmi Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box: 91775-1793, Iran Tel: +98 511 8788944; Fax: +98 511 8763853 E-mail: razmi@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir |
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| Received: June 06, 2013 Accepted: February 07, 2014 Published: February 13, 2014 | |
| Citation: Abedi V, Razmi G, Seifi H, Naghibi A (2014) Seroprevalence of Babesia caballi Infection in Horses in the North Khorasan Province of Iran. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 3:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000130 |
Abstract
Seroprevalence of Babesia caballi Infection in Horses in the North Khorasan Province of Iran
Equine piroplasmosis is a hemoprotozoan tick-borne disease with worldwide distribution, caused by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi . The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of B. caballi infection in horses from the North Khorasan Province of Iran. Association between seropositivity of piroplasm infection and host-related factors including age, gender and activity were also analyzed. Blood samples were collected from 194 apparently healthy horses from May 2011 to August 2012. Blood smears were prepared and stained by Giemsa method and the serum samples were tested by indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT). B. caballi was not detected in the blood smears but antibodies against B. caballi were found in 8 (4.12%) samples. No significant difference was obsereved between piroplasm infection with hostrelated factors in horses.
