Molecular detection of Babesia divergens and Mycoplasma wenyonii infection in cattle from Bosnia And Herzegovina

We report two cases of bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in a region of central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cases were detected in June 2017 and July 2018 from two small backyard farms. Routine clinical assessments, including physical examination and haematology, revealed lethargy, fever...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2020-04, Vol.119 (4), p.1423-1427
Main Authors: Stevanović, Oliver, Jurković, Daria, Polkinghorne, Adam, Ćeleš, Amna, Ilić, Tamara, Dimitrijević, Sanda, Nedić, Drago, Beck, Relja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aspartate aminotransferase
Babesia divergens
Babesiosis
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cattle
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Farms
Fever
Health aspects
Hypophosphatemia
Immunology
Leukopenia
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Mycoplasma wenyonii
Phosphates
Protozoa
Protozoology - Short Communication
Thrombocytopenia
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Summary:We report two cases of bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in a region of central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cases were detected in June 2017 and July 2018 from two small backyard farms. Routine clinical assessments, including physical examination and haematology, revealed lethargy, fever, anaemia, leukopenia and haemoglobinuria in the affected animals. Serum alterations included an elevation of aspartate aminotransferase and a decrease of serum phosphate or hypophosphatemia. Thrombocytopenia was detected in the first clinical case. Microscopic examination of blood smears revealed intracytoplasmic protozoan parasites from the genus Babesia . Molecular screening of both animals confirmed the presence of Babesia divergens , the causative agent of bovine babesiosis. B. divergens DNA was also detected in two engorged female Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from these animals. In addition, Mycoplasma wenyonii DNA was identified by molecular screening in the animal examined in June 2017, and in I. ricinus ticks feeding on this animal. This study provides molecular confirmation of B. divergens as a cause of piroplasmosis in cattle in South-East Europe. The detection of M. wenyonii DNA ain I. ricinus also provides the first evidence of this bacterium in ticks in Europe.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-020-06630-6