First Molecular detection of <i>Theileria annulata</i> in Bangladesh

Abstract

In South Asia, Theileria annulata is known to be less pathogenic to local breeds of Bos indicus cattle comparing to Bos taurus cattle and some of mix breeds between them. Seroepidemiological surveys have revealed high sero-prevalence of T. annulata in asymptomatic local breeds of cattle in Bangladesh. Therefore, these asymptomatic infection in local breeds can be infectious sources to more sensitive breeds. In this study, 59 bloods of cattle showing no symptom were screened by species specific PCRs for hemoto-protozoan parasites, to prove the existence of T. annulata parasite in asymptomatic cattle in Bangladesh. The T. annulata infection was confirmed along with other parasitic species, and this is the first report of T. annulata DNA detection in Bangladesh.

Cross‐sectional survey of cattle haemopathogens in Constantine, Northeast Algeria

“…However, there was no significant difference in infection prevalence according to breeds. Carrier local cattle breeds are sources of infection for other animals, mainly susceptible breeds (Moni et al., 2019).…”

PCR-based detection and differentiation of piroplasms and malaria parasites from goats in Thailand

“…Conventional PCR and nested PCR were also developed for T. luwenshuni based on 18S rRNA (Bawm et al, 2018;Begam et al, 2019;Phipps et al, 2016). There are also PCR assays for T. ovis, T. parva and T. annulata (Altay et al, 2005;Moni et al, 2019;Silatsa et al, 2020). Many multiplex PCRs have also described for simultaneous detection of multiple parasites (Bilgiç et al, 2013).…”