Seroprevalence of Equine Piroplasmosis under Tropical and Subtropical Conditions in Mexico

Sergio Orlando Yong-Wong; Cesar Alberto Meza-Herrera; Alan Sebastián Alvarado-Espino; Edgar Olivas-Calderon; Irais Castillo-Maldonado; Viridiana Contreras-Villarreal; Rafael Rodríguez-Martínez; Francisco Gerardo Véliz-Deras; Vicente Homero Gonzalez-Alvarez

المؤلفون

Sergio Orlando Yong-Wong Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Torreón, Coahuila, México.
Cesar Alberto Meza-Herrera Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Bermejillo, Durango, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0289-2009
Alan Sebastián Alvarado-Espino Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Torreón, Coahuila, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4590-1673
Edgar Olivas-Calderon Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Gómez Palacio, Durango, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-2142
Irais Castillo-Maldonado Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Gómez Palacio, Durango, México.
Viridiana Contreras-Villarreal Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Torreón, Coahuila, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9198-5372
Rafael Rodríguez-Martínez Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Torreón, Coahuila, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-0393
Francisco Gerardo Véliz-Deras Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Torreón, Coahuila, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-1508
Vicente Homero Gonzalez-Alvarez Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 2, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-0093

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Horses, Babesia caballi, Theileria equi, prevalence, cELISA

الملخص

The aim was to determine the prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi and the risk factors of the disease in horses under subtropical and tropical conditions in Mexico. During spring 2015, horses from Coahuila (n=100) and Chiapas (n=75), showing characteristic clinical symptoms were selected for sampling. Antibodies of T. equi and B. caballi were detected throughout cELISA. Subtropical conditions with 2% of T. equi, 0% of B. caballi and tropical conditions with 80.82% of T. equi, and 31.50% of B. caballi. No differences (P>0.05) occurred between sexes, a trend was observed as horses were younger (51% and 36%; P=0.06). The most prevalent hemoparasite occurred under tropical conditions with T. equi . Effective diagnostic systems and optimization of preventive and control programs must be emphasized to allow reducing the risk of infection by the pathogens.