title: Seroprevalence rates of antibodies against Theileria equi in team roping horses from central-western region of Paraná.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Theileria equi in horses from central western region of Paraná state, Brazil. The presence of antibodies IgG against T. equi was determined in serum samples obtained from 400 team roping horses of the district of Guarapuava by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results showed that 242 (61%) animals were positive which demonstrates that equine piroplasmosis is widespread and therefore it might be a contributing factor for the irregular performance among athletes horses in the region studied. No association regarding age and sex were observed (p>0.05). To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a serological survey on equine piroplasmosis in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná ? UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hanna Carolina
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Prochno
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná ? UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucas Milléo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Scorsin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná ? UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fatiane Rodrigues
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: De Melo
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Veterinária ? DMCV, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro ?UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Divan
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Baldani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná ? UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Margarete Kimie
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Falbo
authors.affiliation: Médico Veterinário autônomo, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucia Cury Thomaz
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Aquino
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná ? UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Karen Regina
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Lemos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D016794:Theileria / Q000276:immunology*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan