Preliminary findings from an experimental study of caprine besnoitiosis in Kenya

Inoculation of cystozoites obtained from natural, chronic cases of caprine besnoitiosis produced clinical disease in goats but not in rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats or cattle. Histological examination of tissue sections from the experimental animals showed Besnoitia cysts only in goats....

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Published in:Veterinary research communications 1993, Vol.17 (3), p.203-208
Main Authors: Njenga, J.M. (Nairobi Univ. (Kenya). Dept. of Clinical Studies), Bwangamoi, O, Mutiga, E.R, Kangethe, E.K, Mugera, G.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANIMAL TISSUES
Animals
BESNOITIA
Biological and medical sciences
BOVIN
CAPRIN
CAPRINOS
CATTLE
COCCIDIOSE
COCCIDIOSIS
Coccidiosis - parasitology
Coccidiosis - pathology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
Conjunctiva - parasitology
Cricetinae
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC
DIAGNOSTICO
Disease Susceptibility
Eimeriida - classification
Eimeriida - pathogenicity
Experimental protozoal diseases and models
Female
GANADO BOVINO
Goat Diseases - parasitology
Goat Diseases - pathology
GOATS
Guinea Pigs
HOSTS
HOTE
HUESPEDES
Infectious diseases
KENIA
KENYA
Male
Medical sciences
Mice
Parasitic diseases
PATHOGENICITY
PODER PATOGENO
POUVOIR PATHOGENE
Protozoal diseases
Rabbits
Rats
Species Specificity
TEJIDOS ANIMALES
TISSU ANIMAL
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Summary:Inoculation of cystozoites obtained from natural, chronic cases of caprine besnoitiosis produced clinical disease in goats but not in rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats or cattle. Histological examination of tissue sections from the experimental animals showed Besnoitia cysts only in goats. This, together with field observations that cattle reared together with goats having besnoitiosis do not contract the disease, suggests that the Besnoitia species that infects goats in Kenya is host-specific and is not Besnoitia besnoiti. We suggest that the name Besnoitia caprae be adopted for the caprine pathogen.
ISSN:0165-7380
1573-7446
DOI:10.1007/BF01839168