Alanazi A D, Alyousif M S, Hassieb M M
Aldwadmy branch, Shaqra University, Shasta 11961, Saudi Arabia.
J Parasitol. 2012 Oct;98(5):1015-7. doi: 10.1645/GE-2997.1. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
In total, 241 sera from clinically healthy adult horses were collected from 6 locations in Saudi Arabia and examined for Theileria equi and Babesia caballi antibodies by an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Antibodies to Theileria equi were detected in 25 horses (10.4%) while the antibodies to Babesia caballi were observed in 18 horses (7.5%). In addition, 7 serum samples were positive for antibodies to both parasites (3%). The horses sampled in Al-Janadriah had the highest prevalence of infection with T. equi at 16.5% and with B. caballi at 8.8%, while the lowest prevalence of infection with T. equi (4.7%) and B. caballi (3.1%) was observed among horses examined from the Dyrab district. However, significant differences (P < 0.05) in seroprevalence were not observed between these districts. This study represents the first report on the status of T. equi and B. caballi infection in the central province of Saudi Arabia.
总共从沙特阿拉伯的6个地点采集了241份临床健康成年马的血清，并通过间接荧光抗体试验检测了马泰勒虫和驽巴贝斯虫抗体。在25匹马（10.4%）中检测到马泰勒虫抗体，在18匹马（7.5%）中观察到驽巴贝斯虫抗体。此外，7份血清样本对两种寄生虫的抗体均呈阳性（3%）。在宰纳德里亚采集样本的马中，感染马泰勒虫的患病率最高，为16.5%，感染驽巴贝斯虫的患病率为8.8%，而在德拉卜地区检查的马中，感染马泰勒虫（4.7%）和驽巴贝斯虫（3.1%）的患病率最低。然而，这些地区之间的血清阳性率未观察到显著差异（P < 0.05）。本研究是沙特阿拉伯中部省份马泰勒虫和驽巴贝斯虫感染状况的首次报告。
