TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of Babesia and the associated factors in cattle and humans from Magdalena Medio region, Colombia
AU - Espinosa-Muñoz, Danna Yeslin
AU - López-López, Lucelly
AU - Ríos-Osorio, Leonardo Alberto
AU - Gutiérrez, Lina Andrea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - This study aimed to determine the frequency of Babesia spp. infection in cattle, livestock farmers, and patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) from the Magdalena Medio region in Colombia using molecular and serological methods. PCR detected Babesia in 83.9 % (161/192) of cattle and 14.8 % (21/143) of farmers tested. Molecular analysis based on eight DNA sequences from the 18S rRNA identified Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle and Babesia bigemina in farmers. There was no molecular detection in the patients with acute febrile illness; nonetheless, the serological test in the AFI population yielded 10.7 % (23/215) seropositivity for Babesia microti. Our findings suggest natural infection by this hemoparasite in this livestock region, and it is, therefore, essential to continue determining the role of this parasite as an etiological agent of diseases in the area, not only because of its veterinary relevance but also because of its zoonotic potential.
AB - This study aimed to determine the frequency of Babesia spp. infection in cattle, livestock farmers, and patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) from the Magdalena Medio region in Colombia using molecular and serological methods. PCR detected Babesia in 83.9 % (161/192) of cattle and 14.8 % (21/143) of farmers tested. Molecular analysis based on eight DNA sequences from the 18S rRNA identified Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle and Babesia bigemina in farmers. There was no molecular detection in the patients with acute febrile illness; nonetheless, the serological test in the AFI population yielded 10.7 % (23/215) seropositivity for Babesia microti. Our findings suggest natural infection by this hemoparasite in this livestock region, and it is, therefore, essential to continue determining the role of this parasite as an etiological agent of diseases in the area, not only because of its veterinary relevance but also because of its zoonotic potential.
KW - 18S rRNA
KW - Babesiosis
KW - Livestock
KW - Phylogeny
KW - Tick-borne diseases
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141388132&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101900
DO - 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101900
M3 - Artículo en revista científica indexada
C2 - 36356503
AN - SCOPUS:85141388132
SN - 0147-9571
VL - 90-91
JO - Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
M1 - 101900
ER -
