Diffusion of Babesia and Theileria in ruminant in Italy
2011
Torina, A. | Caracappa, S. | Alongi, A., Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Palermo (Italy). National Centre of Reference for Anaplasma, Babesia, Rickettsia and Theileria | Di Marco, V.
Members of the order Piroplasmidae (genera Babesia and Theileria) are intracellular protozoa causative agents of important diseases transmitted by ticks. Many useful species-specific PCR assays have been developed to detect a particular tick-borne pathogen, these organisms frequently occur together with other species transmitted by ticks within the same host. This study provides information regarding the identification of both Babesia/Theileria sp. in several regions of Italy. It is well known that adequate control of tick-borne diseases results in increasing productivity of meat and milk, thus occurrence of TBDs have a large impact in the economy of this country. In formation on the geographic distribution of babesiosis and theileriosis and rational distribution of animal breeds in tick-infested areas according to their relative susceptibility to TBDs, are essential elements to be considered for the elaboration of adequate regional control strategies of these diseases. The results reported herein demonstrate that Babesiosis is endemic in Italy. Tick borne disease are more spread in southern regions, and different domestic animal species can be reservoirs for pathogen affecting other species as T. annulata in ovine. This data allow considering the degree of diffusion of Babesia and Theileria pathogens in Italy, but more epidemiological study have to be done.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Palabras clave de AGROVOC
Información bibliográfica
Este registro bibliográfico ha sido proporcionado por Matica Srpska Library