title: First confirmed report of outbreak of malignant ovine theileriosis among goats in Sudan.
abstract: An outbreak of malignant ovine theileriosis among goats was confirmed and documented. In this outbreak, 16 out of 22 (72.7%) goats died within 4 days showing clinical signs of malignant ovine theileriosis as well as in the postmortem findings. The goats were reared in a mixed flock with sheep in Atbara Town, Northern Sudan. The infection was detected microscopically and confirmed serologically by IFA test and molecularly by PCR technique using specific primer for Theileria lestoquardi. Hyalomma anatolicum was the most prevalent (dominant) tick species found in the farm. It is recommended to undertake future research on the role of goats on the epidemiology of malignant ovine theileriosis.
authors.affiliation: Atbara Veterinary Research Laboratory (AVRL), P.O. Box 121, Atbara, Sudan. kmtaha419@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: Diaeldin A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: Bukhari M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Khalid A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Enan
authors.forename: Awadia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Abdelrahim M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Elhussein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000145:classification; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016794:Theileria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*