Abstract
An outbreak of malignant ovine theileriosis among goats was confirmed and documented. In this outbreak, 16 out of 22 (72.7%) goats died within 4 days showing clinical signs of malignant ovine theileriosis as well as in the postmortem findings. The goats were reared in a mixed flock with sheep in Atbara Town, Northern Sudan. The infection was detected microscopically and confirmed serologically by IFA test and molecularly by PCR technique using specific primer for Theileria lestoquardi. Hyalomma anatolicum was the most prevalent (dominant) tick species found in the farm. It is recommended to undertake future research on the role of goats on the epidemiology of malignant ovine theileriosis.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ahmed BM, El Hussein AM, El Ghali A, Salih DA (2003) Some studies on the epidemiology of ovine theileriosis in River Nile State, Northern Sudan. J Anim Vet Adv 2:681–685
Allsopp BA, Bayliss HA, Allsopp MTEP, Cavalier-smith T, Bishop RP, Carrington DM, Sohanpal B, Spooner P (1993) Discrimination between six species of Theileria using oligonucleotide probes which detect small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences. Parasitology 107:157–165
El Ghali A, El Hussein AM (1995) Diseases of livestock in EdDamer Province, El Nil State, Sudan: a two-year retrospective study. Sud J Vet Sci Anim Husb 34:37–45
El Hussein AM, ElGhali A, Mohammed SA (1993) Efficacy of buparvaquone in the treatment of malignant theileriosis of sheep in Ed-Damer Province, N. State, Sudan: a field trial. Sud J Vet Res 12:51–57
Guo S, Yuan Z, Wu G, Wang W, Ma D, Du H (2002) Epidemiology of ovine theileriosis in Ganan region, Gansu Province, China. Parasitol Res 88:36–37
Guo S, Mu Y, Liu Z, Ma D, Yang S, Ge G, Fang B, Ga D, Ma M, Luo J, Yin H, Seitzer U, Ahmed JS (2007) Serological investigation of ovine theileriosis by ELISA in Gannan Tibet Region of Gansu Province in China. Parasitol Res 101:197–200
Hoogstraal H (1956) African Ixodoidea. I. Ticks of the Sudan (with special reference to Equatoria Province and with preliminary reviews of the genera Boophilus, Margaropus, and Hyalomma). Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, pp 1101
Latif AA, Abdulla HM, Hassam SM, Zubeir N, Morzaria SP, Osman AM, Mustafa UE (1994) Theileriosis of sheep in the Sudan. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Sudan Veterinary Association Residence, Khartoum, 4–5 May 1994, pp 66–72
Mohammed AA, Salih DA (2003) Theileria infection in a local goat in Red Sea State, Eastern Sudan. Sud J Vet Anim Husb 42:176–180
Morel PC, Uilenberg G (1981) The nomenclature of some Theileria species (Sporozoa, Babesioidea) of domestic ruminants. Rev Élev Méd Vét Pays Trop 34:139–143
Pabs-Garnon L, Foley VA (1974) Caprine theileriosis in Sierra Leone: first recorded case. Vet Rec 29:603
Salih DA, El Hussein AM, Hayat M, Taha KM (2003) Survey of Theileria lestoqurdi antibodies among Sudanese sheep. Vet Parasitol 111:361–367
Taha KM (2000) Some studies on the role of goats in the transmission of malignant ovine theileriosis. M. Sc. Thesis, University of Khartoum, pp 71
Taha KM, ElHussein AM, Abdalla HS, Salih DA (2003) Theileria lestoquardi infection in goats in River Nile State: comparison of serology and blood smears. Sud J Vet Sci Anim Husb 42:197–206
Yin H, Schnittger L, Luo J, Seitzer U, Ahmed JS (2007) Ovine theileriosis in China: a new look at an old story. Parasitol Res 101:191–195
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Taha, K.M., Salih, D.A., Ahmed, B.M. et al. First confirmed report of outbreak of malignant ovine theileriosis among goats in Sudan. Parasitol Res 109, 1525–1527 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2428-y
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2428-y