The seroprevalence of bovine babesiosis in Malaysia.
One hundred sera of Malaysian cattle were used in this seroprevalence study for bovine babesiosis. All sera were obtained from the Serological Unit of the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI), Ipoh, Perak. The sera were tested using a Veterinary Medical Research & Development (VMRD) commercial Indirect Immunofluourescent Antibody Test (IFAT) kit. The results showed that 17.0% were found to be positive for Babesia bovis, 16.0% for Babesia bigemina, and 9.0% for both B. bovis and B. bigemina infections.
School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. arawahab@usm.my
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D000818:Animals; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies