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Abstract

The diagnostic method used in ticks to determine the presence of Babesia spp. is hemolymph microscopy, a diagnosis less sensitive than PCR, which has a sensitivity between 95%-100%, and a specificity of 100%. The study of the dynamics of transmission by ticks is essential for the development of adequate control strategies. The main goal of this study was to identify the tick species present in livestock farms from Urabá (Colombia) and their frequency of infection by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina. 202 bovines were sampled in 30 farms from 15 localities from the Turbo and Necoclí municipalities. 515 ticks were collected; the predominant species was R. microplus 98% (507/515); the presence of the genus Amblyomma was associated with neighboring farms in forested areas. De otro lado, los estudios sobre la tasa de infección con Babesia spp. en hembras de R. microplus se realizaban anteriormente mediante el examen microscopico de muestras de hemolinfa (Riek 1964 1966); sin embargo, este metodo puede subestimar la tasa de infeccion (Guglielmone 1985) por lo cual se propone, como alternativa, el analisis molecular a partir de la amplification de ADN del protozoo por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) (Figueroa 1995), metodo mas eficiente y sensible que la microscopóa (Quintao 2007).

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Title
Diagnóstico de Babesia bovis (Babesiidae) y Babesia bigemina (Babesiidae) en garrapatas recolectadas en los municipios Turbo y Necoclí (Antioquia) en 2014
Author
González-Obando, Juliana 1 ; Holguín-Rocha, Andrés F; Tobón-Castaño, Alberto

 Grupo Malaria, Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia 
Pages
65-71
Section
Artículo científico completo
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Universidad de Antioquía
ISSN
03043584
e-ISSN
21457166
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2415031352
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.