Occurrence of Theileria parva and other haemoprotozoa in cattle at the edge of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorYusufmia, S.B.A.S. (Saira Banu Abdul Sattar)
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Nicola E.
dc.contributor.authorNkuna, R.
dc.contributor.authorTroskie, Milana
dc.contributor.authorVan den Bossche, Peter
dc.contributor.authorPenzhorn, Barend Louis
dc.contributor.emailbanie.penzhorn@up.ac.zaen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.coverage.spatialKwaZulu-Natal, Province ofen
dc.coverage.spatialHluhluwe Game Reserveen
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-21T19:01:53Z
dc.date.available2010-08-21T19:01:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractTheileria parva, the most important bovine theilerial species in sub-Saharan Africa, causes widespread mortality and morbidity in endemic areas. A survey was conducted using buffy-coat specimens from 60 apparently healthy adult communally herded Nguni-type cattle at the northeastern edge of the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park to determine, by means of PCR and Reverse Line Blot (RLB) hybridisation, the occurrence of Theileria and Babesia species. The presence of Trypanosoma species was determined using PCR-RFLP. Results showed that 6.7%of the specimens were positive for Theileria parva. This significant finding suggests that cattle in South Africa, and not only African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer), may be subclinical carriers of T. parva. Other species identified were T. mutans (83.3 %), T. velifera (70.0 %), Theileria sp. (sable) (46.8 %) and T. taurotragi (1.7 %). Two specimens (3.3 %) were positive for Babesia bovis and single specimens (1.7 %) positive for B.bigemina and B. rossi, respectively. Mixed infections, of up to 4 species, were common (65.0 %). Only 1 specimen was found to be positive for Trypanosoma vivax, and 2 for T. theileri, of which only the first species is pathogenic.en
dc.identifier.citationYusufmia, SBAS, Collins, NE, Nkuna, R, Troskie, M, Van den Bossche, P & Penzhorna, BL 2010, 'Occurrence of Theileria parva and other haemoprotozoa in cattle at the edge of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 45-49. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html]en
dc.identifier.issn0038-2809
dc.identifier.other7103250386
dc.identifier.other35609781000
dc.identifier.otherJ-7222-2013
dc.identifier.otherO-6342-2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/14721
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJournal of the South African Veterinary Associationen
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dc.rightsSouth African Veterinary Associationen
dc.subjectBabesia bigeminaen
dc.subjectBabesia bovisen
dc.subjectBabesia rossien
dc.subjectCattleen
dc.subjectHluhluwe-iMfolozi Parken
dc.subjectTheileria mutansen
dc.subjectTheileria taurotragien
dc.subjectTheileria veliferaen
dc.subjectTheileria sp. (sable)en
dc.subjectTrypanosoma theilerien
dc.subjectTrypanosoma vivaxen
dc.subjectWildlife–livestock interfaceen
dc.subject.lcshCattle -- Diseasesen
dc.subject.lcshTheileria parvaen
dc.subject.lcshPolymerase chain reactionen
dc.subject.lcshBabesiosis in cattleen
dc.subject.lcshWildlife diseasesen
dc.titleOccurrence of Theileria parva and other haemoprotozoa in cattle at the edge of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africaen
dc.typeArticleen

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