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Emergence of oriental theileriosis in cattle and its transmission through Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Assam, India.

Parikshit Kakati, Prabhat Chandra Sarmah, Debdatta Ray, Kanta Bhattacharjee, Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Luit Moni Barkalita, Dipak Kumar Sarma, Bhaben Chandra Baishya, Pranjal Borah, Bobitha Stanley

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Article in Veterinary world, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Parikshit KakatiDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Prabhat Chandra SarmahDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Debdatta RayDivision of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kanta BhattacharjeeDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Rajeev Kumar SharmaDepartment of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India.
Luit Moni BarkalitaDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India.
Dipak Kumar SarmaTeaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India.
Bhaben Chandra BaishyaTeaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India.
Pranjal BorahGoat Research Station, Burnihat, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India.
Bobitha StanleyDivision of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Assam Agricultural University · INIndian Veterinary Research Institute · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of Theileria in blood samples of crossbred and indigenous adult cows raised under unorganized small scale farming system in a Babesia and Anaplasma endemic geographical area from Assam, India and to see its transmission through Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks. MATERIALS AND

methodsFor the present study, 57 clinical cases of cattle suspected to be of hemoparasitic infections were taken into consideration. The parasites were identified based on morphology in giemsa stained blood smear followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sera samples were tested for T. annulata antibodies in plate and Dot-ELISA. PCR was also conducted in eggs of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick collected from a Theileria orientalis positive animal.

resultsPCR amplified 1124, 776, and 160 bp DNA fragments of B. bigemina (64.91%), T. orientalis (21.05%) and A. marginale (14.03%), respectively. This assay further conducted in 12 T. orientalis positive blood samples with primers of Buffeli, Chitose, and Ikeda variants of T. orientalis showed 3 samples positive to Ikeda type and none for Buffeli and Chitose. Babesia bovis and Theileria annulata specific primers also did not amplify any fragment during the PCR assay of the blood samples. Further, all sera samples tested negative to T. annulata antibodies in Plate and Dot-ELISA. PCR conducted in eggs of R (B).microplus tick collected from a T. orientalis positive animal revealed presence of the parasite DNA. Gradual improvement in physical condition leading to complete recovery in 10 out of 12 T. orientalis infected clinical cases treated with buparvaquone(at 2.5mg/kg.b.wt I/M) was the feedback obtained from field veterinarians and the cattle owners.

conclusionThe present investigation represents the first report of occurrence of T. orientalis in cattle of Assam with involvement of pathogenic Ikeda strain in clinical outbreaks and its possible natural transmission by R (B). microplus through the transovarian mode.

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Anaplasma marginaleAssam (India)Babesia bigeminaIkeda typeRhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplusTheileria orientalis

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PMID27047205
PMCPMC4774779
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