Diagnosis of equine piroplasmosis in Brazil by serodiagnostic methods with recombinant antigens.
Serum samples from horses in the States of Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil were examined for diagnosis of equine piroplasmosis by both the latex agglutination test (LAT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant antigens. Of the 47 samples analyzed, 38 (81%) and 42 (90%) samples were positive for B. equi infection and B. caballi infection, respectively. In addition, 35 (75%) samples were positive for both B. equi and B. caballi infections. These results indicate that equine piroplasmosis is widespread and therefore a cause for serious concern in the States of Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Xuan
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National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
Nagai
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A
Battsetseg
B
B
Fukumoto
S
S
Makala
L H
LH
Inoue
N
N
Igarashi
I
I
Mikami
T
T
Fujisaki
K
K
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D001403:Babesia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001938:Brazil; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D011994:Recombinant Proteins