Purpose

Bovine babesiosis causes morbidity in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide. The present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Babesia bigemina and B. bovis in cattle and water buffaloes in Menoufia province, where the second-highest population of bovines in Lower Egypt are raised.

Materials and Methods

A total of 506 blood samples were collected from cattle (N = 262) and water buffaloes (N = 244) in Menoufia province, Egypt. Seroprevalences of B. bigemina and B. bovis in the samples were determined using recombinant Babesia antigen-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).

Results

In cattle, the seroprevalences of B. bigemina and B. bovis were 41.60 and 38.17% (37.40 and 35.88% for IgM and 9.54 and 6.11% for IgG), respectively, whereas those of water buffaloes were 35.66 and 31.97% (27.87 and 21.72% for IgM and 15.16 and 15.16% for IgG), respectively. Statistically significant changes in the seroprevalences of the two infective agents were recorded on the basis of region and season of sample collection.

Conclusion

In conclusion, babesiosis is frequent and presents a threat of an epidemic among bovines in Menoufia province. In turn, control of bovine babesiosis is required because of its potential to detrimentally affect milk and meat production in Menoufia province.

中文翻译：

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埃及梅诺菲亚省牛和水牛巴贝斯虫和牛巴贝斯虫血清学调查

目的

牛巴贝斯虫病在全世界热带和亚热带国家引起发病。本研究旨在确定下埃及第二大牛群饲养的梅诺菲亚省的牛和水牛中巴贝斯虫和牛双歧杆菌的血清阳性率。

材料和方法

从 埃及梅诺菲亚省的牛 ( N  = 262) 和水牛 ( N = 244) 中收集了总共 506 份血液样本。的血清流行率B. bigemina和牛巴贝在使用重组测定样品巴贝斯虫抗原特异性酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）。

结果

在牛中，B. bigemina和B. bovis的血清阳性率分别为 41.60 和 38.17%（IgM 为 37.40 和 35.88%，IgG 为 9.54 和 6.11%），而水牛的血清阳性率分别为 35.66 和 32217.87%（IgM 为 37.40 和 35.88%）。 IgM 的百分比和 IgG 的 15.16 和 15.16%），分别。根据样本收集的地区和季节，记录了两种感染因子的血清阳性率的统计学显着变化。

结论

总之，巴贝西虫病很常见，并在梅诺菲亚省的牛群中构成流行病的威胁。反过来，需要控制牛巴贝斯虫病，因为它可能对梅诺菲亚省的牛奶和肉类生产产生不利影响。