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.
Sasaki
Mizuki
M
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Omobowale
Olutayo
O
Tozuka
Morito
M
Ohta
Kaisaku
K
Matsuu
Aya
A
Nottidge
Helen Oyebukola
HO
Hirata
Haruyuki
H
Ikadai
Hiromi
H
Oyamada
Takashi
T
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