title: Molecular epidemiological survey of Theileria orientalis in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam.
abstract: Theileria orientalis is a benign bovine protozoan parasite that occasionally causes serious economic loss in the livestock industry. We report the findings of a molecular epidemiological survey of T. orientalis in 94 Vietnamese yellow cattle, 43 water buffaloes, 21 sheep, 21 goats and 85 blood-sucking ticks of cattle in the Thua Thien Hue province of Vietnam. The major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene of T. orientalis was detected using polymerase chain reaction from 13 cattle (13.8%), 11 water buffaloes (25.6%), 1 sheep (4.8%) and 9 ticks (10.6%). Phylogenetic analysis using MPSP gene sequences showed the presence of seven genotypes, four previously categorized genotypes (Types 1, 3, 5 and 7) and three new genotypes (Types N-1, N-2 and N-3).
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Altangerel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khukhuu
authors.forename: Dinh Thi Bich
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Phung Thang
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yuzi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Alan Caine Costa de
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Shin-Ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawazu
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Xuenan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016794:Theileria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan