title: PCR detection of Babesia ovata from cattle reared in Japan and clinical significance of coinfection with Theileria orientalis.
abstract: We describe here the clinical significance of coinfection with Theileria orientalis and Babesia ovata in cattle. Anemia status in a herd of dairy cattle in Japan was investigated in relation to infection with these parasites. Our findings indicate that while B. ovata infection might not be the primary cause of anemia in the cattle, it may contribute to the clinical development of anemia in animals coinfected with both B. ovata and T. orientalis.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Thillaiampalam
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: Michihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshinari
authors.forename: Adrian P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ybañez
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikehara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D007564:Japan; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D016794:Theileria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods