Prevalence and risk factors associated with Babesia bovis infection in Crioula Lageana cattle

Mariana da Silva Casa; Julio de Matos Vettori; Ketriane Mota de Souza; Paulo Ricardo Benetti Todeschini; Luiz Claudio Miletti; Carla Ivane Ganz Vogel; André Luiz Ferreira Lima; Joandes Henrique Fonteque

doi:10.3855/jidc.18052

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Babesia bovis infection in Crioula Lageana cattle

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Mariana da Silva Casa Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1946-5011
Julio de Matos Vettori Department of Veterinary Medicine, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil
Ketriane Mota de Souza Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil
Paulo Ricardo Benetti Todeschini Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil
Luiz Claudio Miletti Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-0286
Carla Ivane Ganz Vogel Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil
André Luiz Ferreira Lima Department of Animal Husbandry and Rural Development, Santa Catarina Federal University, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8525-5031
Joandes Henrique Fonteque Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.18052

Keywords:

babesiosis, southern Brazil, hemoparasites, molecular diagnosis

Abstract

Introduction: Bovine babesiosis caused by the protozoan Babesia bovis is a worldwide disease and causes great economic damage to livestock. There are no studies on the epidemiology of this disease in native breeds such as Crioula Lageana cattle raised in the South of Brazil.

Methodology: DNA samples from 311 animals were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the identification of the gene rap-1 (Rhoptry Associated Protein 1) from B. bovis. An epidemiological questionnaire was used to determine the risk factors associated with infection.

Results: The prevalence of B. bovis infection was 72% (224/311). Age and tick infestation affected infection. The factors associated with infection were the breeding objective (p = 0.042; CI = 0.746-0.995; OR = 0.861), contact of cattle with other animal species (p = 0.002; CI = 0.517-0.860; OR = 0.484), absence of tick control (p = < 0.001; CI = 0.074-0.480; OR = 0.188) and timing of tick treatment (p = 0.026; CI = 0.673-0.975; OR = 0.810), and these were considered to be factors that can protect against the disease.

Conclusions: The Crioula Lageana cattle breed has near enzootic stability with regards to B. bovis infection.

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2023-12-31

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Casa M da S, Vettori J de M, de Souza KM, Todeschini PRB, Miletti LC, Vogel CIG, Lima ALF, Fonteque JH (2023) Prevalence and risk factors associated with Babesia bovis infection in Crioula Lageana cattle. J Infect Dev Ctries 17:1821–1828. doi: 10.3855/jidc.18052

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Vol. 17 No. 12: December 2023

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