Epidemiological study of equine piroplasmosis in Mongolia.
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the occurrence of equine piroplasmosis in Mongolia, a country in which the disease occurs epidemically in different climatic conditions. Antibodies to Babesia equi and B. caballi were determined in serum samples of 254 pastured horses in different locations of Mongolia using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with recombinant antigens. One hundred and eighty-five (72.8%) and 102 (40.1%) of all serum samples were positive for B. equi and B. caballi infections, respectively. In addition, 78 (30.7%) samples were positive for both B. equi and B. caballi infections. These results indicate that equine piroplasmosis is widespread in Mongolia. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing an epidemiological study on equine piroplasmosis in different geographic regions in Mongolia.
Boldbaatar
Damdinsuren
D
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inado-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
Xuan
Xuenan
X
Battsetseg
Badgar
B
Igarashi
Ikuo
I
Battur
Banzragch
B
Batsukh
Zayat
Z
Bayambaa
Badarch
B
Fujisaki
Kozo
K
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001403:Babesia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan