Canine and ovine tick-borne pathogens in camels, Nigeria

Lorusso, Vincenzo; Wijnveld, Michiel; Latrofa, Maria S.; Fajinmi, Akinyemi; Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.; Dogo, Abraham G.; Igweh, Augustine C.; Otranto, Domenico; Jongejan, Frans; Welburn, Susan C.; Picozzi, Kim

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dc.contributor.author	Lorusso, Vincenzo
dc.contributor.author	Wijnveld, Michiel
dc.contributor.author	Latrofa, Maria S.
dc.contributor.author	Fajinmi, Akinyemi
dc.contributor.author	Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.
dc.contributor.author	Dogo, Abraham G.
dc.contributor.author	Igweh, Augustine C.
dc.contributor.author	Otranto, Domenico
dc.contributor.author	Jongejan, Frans
dc.contributor.author	Welburn, Susan C.
dc.contributor.author	Picozzi, Kim
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-15T05:53:53Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-15T05:53:53Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10
dc.description.abstract	In April 2008, whole blood samples were collected from 36 dromedary camels in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. Following PCR and reverse line blotting, twenty-two samples (61%) resulted positive for Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. and three (8%) for Theileria/Babesia spp., with three (8%) cases of co-infections being found. Both sequence and BLAST analyses identified Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. and Theileria/Babesia spp. positive cases as Anaplasma platys and Theileria ovis, respectively. This is the first report of the detection of A. platys and T. ovis in camels from sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemiological relevance of this finding is enhanced by the close living of these animals with both dogs and small ruminants. The high prevalence detected for A. platys suggests a possible role of camels as carriers of this infection.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Veterinary Tropical Diseases	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2017	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	The UK Department for International Development (DFID) under the umbrella of the ‘Stamp Out Sleeping Sickness (SOS) Programme’, the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) under the ‘Combating Infectious Diseases in Live-stock for International Development’ (CIDLID) scheme, and the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no 221948, Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ).	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/vetpar	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Lorusso, V, Wijnveld, M, Latrofa, MS, Fajinmi, A, Majekodunmi, AO, Dogo, AG, Igweh, AC, Otranto, D, Jongejan, F, Welburn, SC & Picozzi, K 2016, 'Canine and ovine tick-borne pathogens in camels, Nigeria', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 228, pp. 90-92.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0304-4017 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1873-2550 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.08.014
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59431
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).	en_ZA
dc.subject	Anaplasma platys	en_ZA
dc.subject	Theileria ovis	en_ZA
dc.subject	Camelus dromedarius	en_ZA
dc.subject	Camel	en_ZA
dc.subject	Tick-borne diseases	en_ZA
dc.subject	Nigeria	en_ZA
dc.subject	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	en_ZA
dc.title	Canine and ovine tick-borne pathogens in camels, Nigeria	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA