Molecular survey of Babesia canis in dogs in Nigeria.
An epidemiological study of Babesia canis in dogs in Nigeria was performed. Four hundred blood samples collected from dogs in Nigeria were investigated using nested PCR and sequence analysis. On nested PCR screening, nine samples (2.3%) produced a band corresponding to a 698-bp fragment indicative of B. canis infection. Sequence analysis of the PCR products identified eight samples (2.0%) as B. canis rossi and the ninth (0.3%) as B. canis vogeli. This is the first report of the prevalence of B. canis rossi and B. canis vogeli in dogs in Nigeria.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Mizuki
M
Sasaki
Olutayo
O
Omobowale
Morito
M
Tozuka
Kaisaku
K
Ohta
Aya
A
Matsuu
Helen Oyebukola
HO
Nottidge
Haruyuki
H
Hirata
Hiromi
H
Ikadai
Takashi
T
Oyamada
D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000145:classification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology