title: Prevalence of antibodies to Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses from northeastern Mexico.
abstract: The objective of this study was to obtain an estimate for seroprevalences of Theileria equi (Babesia equi) and Babesia caballi in horses from northeastern Mexico. Sera were collected in spring of 2007 in 248 clinically healthy horses used for different purposes. Antibodies were detected by the indirect immunofluorecent technique. The overall seroprevalence was 61.7% and those for T. equi and B. caballi were 45.2% and 27.4%, respectively. Horse purpose, sex, and age group were not associated with infection with Theileria equi or Babesia caballi.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Francisco Villa Street, 66050 Escobedo, Nuevo León, México.
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cantú-Martínez
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Segura-Correa
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Silva-Páez
authors.forename: Ramiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avalos-Ramírez
authors.forename: G Gale
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001403:Babesia / Q000276:immunology*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016794:Theileria / Q000276:immunology*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan