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Detection of antibodies against Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in calves from the region of Araguaína, State of Tocantins, Brazil

2010; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1984-29612010000300008

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Hébelys Ibiapina da Trindade, Gleisom Ribeiro de Araújo Silva, Márcia Cristina Alves Teixeira, Marlos Gonçalves Sousa, Rosângela Zacarias Machado, Fagner Luiz da Costa Freitas, Katyane de Sousa Almeida,

Tópico(s)

Viral Infections and Vectors

Resumo

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against B. bovis and B. bigemina in calves from the region of Araguaína, State of Tocantins, Brazil. In this research we used sera obtained from 506 calves, from both genders and of 8 to 24 months old, to detect antibodies by indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA-test). Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the Chi-square (χ2) test with Yates correction. The seroprevalence obtained was 90.5 and 91.7% for B. bigemina and B. bovis, respectively, characterizing the region as an area of enzootic stability for the species analyzed. The seroprevalence to B. bovis showed higher positivity among calves 19-24 months old.

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