Veterinary Science & Technology

Department of Biotechnology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence, associated risk factors, morphological and molecular characterization of piroplasms in the blood of infected donkeys from Gombe and Yobe States, Nigeria
  Author(s): Turaki Usman Aliyu*, Lawan Adamu, Ismaila Alhaji Mairiga, Falmata Kyari, Muhammad Modu Bukar, Ogo Isaac Ndudim, Bitrus Yakubu and Shitu Ismail
  
  Four hundred and twenty-six (426) donkeys were sampled using the convenience sampling technique in markets, loading areas, and watering points to determine the prevalence, associated risk factors, morphological and molecular characterization of piroplasms present in the blood of infected donkeys from Gombe and Yobe States, Nigeria. Fifty-three ticks and 426 blood samples were collected from donkeys for the identification of piroplasms using microscopy and molecular techniques. The prevalence of piroplasms observed in the blood samples of donkeys via microscopic examination was 12 (2.81 %; CI = 1.62%, 4.86%) for B. caballi and none for T. equi while multiplex PCR (MPCR) showed a prevalence of114 (26.76%; CI = 22.78%, 31.16%). Out of which 33 (7.75 %; CI = 5.75, 10.68) represent T. equi and 78 (18.31%; CI = 14.93%, 22.26%) represent B. Caballi and 3 (0.07%; CI = .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7579.2022.13.137

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