Identification of Theileria spp. in sheep and goats from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, using molecular techniques. 2021

Dina M Metwally, and Reem Alajmi, and Muslimah N Alsulami, and Isra M Al-Turaiki, and Rewaida Abdel-Gaber, and Afrah F Alkhuriji, and Haleema H Albohiri, and Khalil Mohamed, and Hanadi B Baghdadi, and Manal F El-Khadragy, and Guillermo T Isaias, and Saeed El-Ashram
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

BACKGROUND Thileriosis is a tick -born disease caused by hemoprotozoan parasites which has global veterinary and economic implications. METHODS Blood samples were collected from 216 sheep and 83 goats from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were analyzed to determine whether the animals were infected with Theileria spp. parasites. The parasites were detected using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the gene of 18S rRNA followed by sequencing. RESULTS According to obtained findings, Theileria spp. were detected in sheep (57.8%, 48/83) and goats (51.9%, 112/216). Phylogenetic analysis to sequence data showed that T. ovis identified in this study were found to be closely connected to an isolate from Turkey, with 84.4-99.8% pairwise identity and 52.35-99.79% coverage.

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