Molecular Survey of Babesia canis in Dogs in Nigeria

Mizuki SASAKI; Olutayo OMOBOWALE; Morito TOZUKA; Kaisaku OHTA; Aya MATSUU; Helen Oyebukola NOTTIDGE; Haruyuki HIRATA; Hiromi IKADAI; Takashi OYAMADA

doi:10.1292/jvms.69.1191

Parasitology

Molecular Survey of Babesia canis in Dogs in Nigeria

Mizuki SASAKI, Olutayo OMOBOWALE, Morito TOZUKA, Kaisaku OHTA, Aya MATSUU, Helen Oyebukola NOTTIDGE, Haruyuki HIRATA, Hiromi IKADAI, Takashi OYAMADA

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Mizuki SASAKI
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Olutayo OMOBOWALE
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan
Morito TOZUKA
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Kaisaku OHTA
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Aya MATSUU
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
Helen Oyebukola NOTTIDGE
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan
Haruyuki HIRATA
Section of Animal Research, The Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Hiromi IKADAI
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Takashi OYAMADA
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University

Keywords: Babesia canis, Nigeria, PCR

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2007 Volume 69 Issue 11 Pages 1191-1193

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.69.1191

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Abstract

An epidemiological study of Babesia canis in dogs in Nigeria was performed. Four hundred blood samples collected from dogs in Nigeria were investigated using nested PCR and sequence analysis. On nested PCR screening, nine samples (2.3%) produced a band corresponding to a 698-bp fragment indicative of B. canis infection. Sequence analysis of the PCR products identified eight samples (2.0%) as B. canis rossi and the ninth (0.3%) as B. canis vogeli. This is the first report of the prevalence of B. canis rossi and B. canis vogeli in dogs in Nigeria.

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