Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China
Abstract Background Babesia spp. are important emerging tick-borne protozoan hemoparasites, and pose a great impact on companion animals. Canine babesiosis has been well described worldwide, while felis babesiosis has primarily been reported from South Africa. To the best of our knowledge, Babesia s...
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| author | Xue-Lian Zhang Xiao-Wen Li Wen-Jun Li Hui-Lan Huang Shu-Jian Huang Jian-Wei Shao |
| author_facet | Xue-Lian Zhang Xiao-Wen Li Wen-Jun Li Hui-Lan Huang Shu-Jian Huang Jian-Wei Shao |
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| description | Abstract Background Babesia spp. are important emerging tick-borne protozoan hemoparasites, and pose a great impact on companion animals. Canine babesiosis has been well described worldwide, while felis babesiosis has primarily been reported from South Africa. To the best of our knowledge, Babesia spp. infections in dogs have been well elucidated in pet dog population in China, no report about Babesia spp. infection in cat population in mainland China. Results In this study, a total of 203 blood samples were collected from pet cats in Shenzhen city, and detected the presence of Babesia spp. with nested-PCR. Sequence comparison based on the 18S rRNA gene and ITS region revealed that three cats (1.48%) were infected with Babesia. vogeli. Notably, the sequences of ITS region obtained in this study shared the highest nucleotide identity with the sequence of B. vogeli strain isolated in cat from Taiwan. Conclusions This study is the first report about babesiosis in domestic cats, and also provides molecular evidence of Babesia spp. infection in cat in mainland China. The data present in this study suggest B. vogeli may be circulating in cat population in mainland China. Further study to investigate the epidemiology of Babesia infection in cat nationwide is warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e7c43ed66d649d7b0dc42af9d1c75552022-12-21T23:30:04ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482019-12-011511510.1186/s12917-019-2214-0Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland ChinaXue-Lian Zhang0Xiao-Wen Li1Wen-Jun Li2Hui-Lan Huang3Shu-Jian Huang4Jian-Wei Shao5Key Laboratory for Preventive Research of Emerging Animal Diseases, Foshan UniversityCollege of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan UniversityCollege of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan UniversityCollege of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan UniversityKey Laboratory for Preventive Research of Emerging Animal Diseases, Foshan UniversityCollege of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan UniversityAbstract Background Babesia spp. are important emerging tick-borne protozoan hemoparasites, and pose a great impact on companion animals. Canine babesiosis has been well described worldwide, while felis babesiosis has primarily been reported from South Africa. To the best of our knowledge, Babesia spp. infections in dogs have been well elucidated in pet dog population in China, no report about Babesia spp. infection in cat population in mainland China. Results In this study, a total of 203 blood samples were collected from pet cats in Shenzhen city, and detected the presence of Babesia spp. with nested-PCR. Sequence comparison based on the 18S rRNA gene and ITS region revealed that three cats (1.48%) were infected with Babesia. vogeli. Notably, the sequences of ITS region obtained in this study shared the highest nucleotide identity with the sequence of B. vogeli strain isolated in cat from Taiwan. Conclusions This study is the first report about babesiosis in domestic cats, and also provides molecular evidence of Babesia spp. infection in cat in mainland China. The data present in this study suggest B. vogeli may be circulating in cat population in mainland China. Further study to investigate the epidemiology of Babesia infection in cat nationwide is warranted.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2214-0Molecular evidenceBabesia. vogeliPet catsMainland China |
| spellingShingle | Xue-Lian Zhang Xiao-Wen Li Wen-Jun Li Hui-Lan Huang Shu-Jian Huang Jian-Wei Shao Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China BMC Veterinary Research Molecular evidence Babesia. vogeli Pet cats Mainland China |
| title | Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China |
| title_full | Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China |
| title_fullStr | Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China |
| title_short | Molecular evidence of Babesia in pet cats in mainland China |
| title_sort | molecular evidence of babesia in pet cats in mainland china |
| topic | Molecular evidence Babesia. vogeli Pet cats Mainland China |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2214-0 |
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