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Theileria mutans infection in nigerian cattle

Theileriose AT. Mutans Chez Des Bovins Du Nigeria

Infeccion ConTheileria Mutans En Ganado Nigeriano

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Summary

In a 12 year survey in the former Northern Provinces of Nigeria antibodies toTheileria mutans were found to have a prevalence rate of 32.6 to 85%. The indirect fluorescent antibody test was found to be more efficient than thin blood smear examination in detecting cattle exposed toT. mutans. The high prevalence ofT. mutans infection was attributed to the high prevalence ofAmblyomma species in the area under study.

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Au cours d'une enquête dans les provinces nord du Nigéria, des anticorps deTheileria mutans ont été trouvés atteignant un taux d'incidence de 32,6 à 85 p.100. L'immunofluorescence indirecte s'est révélée plus efficace que l'examen de frottis de sang sur lame pour mettre en évidence les bovins exposés àTh. mutans. L'incidence élevée de la theilériose àTh. mutans a été atribuée à la densité importante de l'espèceAmblyomma dans la région étudiée.

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En un reconocimiento que duró 12 años, en las otrora Provincias Septrionales de Nigeria, se encontraron anticuerpos deTheileria mutans, con una rata de prevalencia de 32.6 a 85%. La prueba indirecta de anticuerpos fluorescentes, fué más eficiente que los frotis sanguíneos, para detectar animales infectados. La alta prevalencia de infecciones porT. mutans, se atribuyó a la alta prevalencia de especies deAmblyoma en el área de estudio.

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    S. N. A. Saidu, I. A. Abdulkadir & O. O. Akerejola

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Saidu, S.N.A., Abdulkadir, I.A. & Akerejola, O.O. Theileria mutans infection in nigerian cattle. Trop Anim Health Prod 16, 149–152 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02252781

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