Abstract
We report an outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in southern Texas, USA, in 2009. Infection prevalence reached 100% in some areas (292 infected horses). Amblyomma cajennense was the predominant tick and experimentally transmitted Theileria equi to an uninfected horse. We suggest that transmission by this tick species played a role in this outbreak.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Babesiosis / diagnosis
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Babesiosis / epidemiology
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Babesiosis / transmission
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Babesiosis / veterinary*
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
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Female
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Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
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Horse Diseases / parasitology
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Horse Diseases / transmission
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Horses
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Ixodidae*
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Male
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Texas / epidemiology