Abstract:A dinâmica da infecção de B. bovis no carrapato-vetor B. microplus foi estudada em condições laboratoriais na Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro no Laboratório de Protozoologia. Para tanto, foram examinadas 100 fêmeas ingurgitadas que se desprenderam naturalmente do hospedeiro vertebrado, sendo que 84 fêmeas apresentaram-se infectadas com esporocinetos de B. bovis, com a seguinte distribuição: 39%, 33%, e 12% nos dias 3, 4 e 5 de incubação, respectivamente. Foram obtidas amostras de ovos provenientes… Show more
“…As a result, there is an ideal situation for a bovine to be infested and infected by ticks, at such levels that lead to protective immunity in the absence of signs and symptoms of the disease (Alonso et al 1992, Barreira et al 2005. In these endemic zones, calves are generally infected during the first months after birth, while they possess a strong innate immunity (Barros et al 2005).…”
Babesia sp. is a protozoan hemoparasite that affects livestock worldwide. The Colombian Middle Magdalena is an enzootic region for babesiosis, but there is no previous research providing detail on its transmission cycle. This study aims to assess some Babesia sp. infection indicators in cattle and ticks from the area, by using direct microscopic and molecular techniques to detect the infection. In the cattle, 59.9% and 3.4 % positivity values for B. bigemina and mixed infection (B. bovis + B. bigemina) were found respectively. In ticks, the positivity of B. bigemina reached 79.2% and 9.4% for the mixed infection. The degree of infestation in the region was 3.2 ticks per bovine. There was positive correlation between tick control acaricide frequencies and infestation in bovines. This leads us to infer that control periodicity greater than 90 days, in stable zones, is an abiotic factor that benefits the acquisition of protective immunity in calves, the natural control of the infection and eventual disease absence. It is necessary to monitor the disease by applying new entomological and parasitological indicators showing the complexity of this phenomenon.
“…As a result, there is an ideal situation for a bovine to be infested and infected by ticks, at such levels that lead to protective immunity in the absence of signs and symptoms of the disease (Alonso et al 1992, Barreira et al 2005. In these endemic zones, calves are generally infected during the first months after birth, while they possess a strong innate immunity (Barros et al 2005).…”
Babesia sp. is a protozoan hemoparasite that affects livestock worldwide. The Colombian Middle Magdalena is an enzootic region for babesiosis, but there is no previous research providing detail on its transmission cycle. This study aims to assess some Babesia sp. infection indicators in cattle and ticks from the area, by using direct microscopic and molecular techniques to detect the infection. In the cattle, 59.9% and 3.4 % positivity values for B. bigemina and mixed infection (B. bovis + B. bigemina) were found respectively. In ticks, the positivity of B. bigemina reached 79.2% and 9.4% for the mixed infection. The degree of infestation in the region was 3.2 ticks per bovine. There was positive correlation between tick control acaricide frequencies and infestation in bovines. This leads us to infer that control periodicity greater than 90 days, in stable zones, is an abiotic factor that benefits the acquisition of protective immunity in calves, the natural control of the infection and eventual disease absence. It is necessary to monitor the disease by applying new entomological and parasitological indicators showing the complexity of this phenomenon.
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