PCR-based detection of Theileria annulata in Hyalomma asiaticum ticks in northwestern China

K Meng; Z Li; Y Wang; Z Jing; X Zhao; J Liu; D Cai; L Zhang; D Yang; S Wang

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.09.006

PCR-based detection of Theileria annulata in Hyalomma asiaticum ticks in northwestern China

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014 Mar;5(2):105-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.09.006. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Authors

K Meng¹, Z Li¹, Y Wang², Z Jing³, X Zhao¹, J Liu⁴, D Cai¹, L Zhang¹, D Yang¹, S Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Animal Disease Control Engineering Shandong Province, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
² Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science & Technology of Xinjiang Production and Construction Groups/College of Animal Science, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 843300, China.
³ College of Foreign Languages, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
⁴ College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Animal Disease Control Engineering Shandong Province, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24252264
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.09.006

Abstract

This study aimed to detect Theileria annulata infection using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification in Hyalomma asiaticum ticks. Sequence analysis showed that the 28 analyzed sequences obtained from 81 H. asiaticum ticks had an identical length and sequence which were closely related to that of T. annulata. This study is the first to report on the presence of T. annulata in H. asiaticum ticks in China.

Keywords: Cattle; Hyalomma asiaticum; PCR; Theileria annulata; Tick vector; Tropical theileriosis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
China
Ixodidae / parasitology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Theileria annulata / isolation & purification*
Tick Infestations / epidemiology
Tick Infestations / veterinary