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- Title
Molecular prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of Theileria annulata and Trypanosoma evansi in cattle in Northern Tunisia.
- Authors
Sallemi, Souhir; Rjeibi, Mohamed R.; Rouatbi, Mariem; Amairia, Safa; Ben Said, Mourad; Khamassi Khbou, Madiha; Gharbi, Mohamed
- Abstract
Abstract: The present study aimed to estimate the molecular prevalence of <italic>Theileria annulata</italic> and <italic>Trypanosoma evansi</italic> infection in cattle in Northern Tunisia. A total number of 96 cattle from five farms were evaluated. <italic>T. annulata</italic> and <italic>T. evansi</italic> prevalences were 61% [56/66] and 10% [7/13], respectively, at a confidence interval (CI) of 95%, while co‐infection was present in 6% [4/8] of the tested animals at a CI of 95%. There was a significant correlation between age and the prevalence of <italic>T. annulata</italic> infection, whereas, there was no significant association shown with the age of cattle and <italic>T. evansi</italic> infection. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed that the <italic>T. annulata</italic> Tams1 gene and <italic>T. evansi </italic>ITS1 rDNA gene were highly conserved with 97.1–100% and 98.3–100% sequence identity, respectively.
- Subjects
CATTLE diseases; TRYPANOSOMA; THEILERIA; CATTLE disease genetics; CATTLE quality
- Publication
Veterinary Medicine & Science, 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
2053-1095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/vms3.79