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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2022

Prevalence of camel babesiosis in southeast of Iran.

Hadi Mirahmadi, Ali Ghaderi, Shaghik Barani, Ebrahim Alijani, Ahmad Mehravaran, Reza Shafiei

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hadi MirahmadiInfectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Ali GhaderiInfectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Shaghik BaraniDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ebrahim AlijaniClinical Immunology Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Ahmad MehravaranInfectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Reza ShafieiVector-Borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5925-4756
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences · IRNorth Khorasan University of Medical Sciences · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Babesiosis is a globally distributed zoonotic parasitic disease in a broad range of vertebrates with great importance in the veterinary field. The standard diagnostic test for Babesiosis in animals is microscopic identification of the parasite in a venous blood smear stained with Giemsa combined with assessment of clinical manifestations throughout the acute phase of the disease. The present study was planned to determine the presence of Babesia species in camels from the southeastern regions of Iran. A total of 140 blood samples of camels were randomly collected in four selected cities including Qaen, Nehbandan, Iranshahr, and Zahedan from March to August 2019. Blood smears of each case were also examined by the Giemsa staining method and extracted DNA samples were subjected to internal transcribed spacers (ITS1) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The prevalence rates using microscopically and molecular examinations were 10% and 19.28%, respectively. The prevalence rates significantly vary between the selected regions (p = 0.003). PCR technique showed higher sensitivity than microscopy. We found that all infected camels were positive for Babesia caballi. The rate of infection with Babesia among the camel in Zahedan is remarkable. Early diagnosis and early treatment can prevent further spread of the disease in this area.

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BabesiaBabesiosisAnimalsCamelusIranPrevalencebabesiosiscamelgiemsa stainingmicroscopic examinationmolecular techniquePCR

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