Detection of antibodies against Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in calves from the region of Araguaína, State of Tocantins, Brazil

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against B. bovis and B. bigemina in calves from the region of Araguaína, State of Tocantins, Brazil. In this research we used sera obtained from 506 calves, from both genders and of 8 to 24 months old, to detect antibodies by indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA-test). Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the Chi-square (χ2) test with Yates correction. The seroprevalence obtained was 90.5 and 91.7% for B. bigemina and B. bovis, respectively, characterizing the region as an area of enzootic stability for the species analyzed. The seroprevalence to B. bovis showed higher positivity among calves 19-24 months old.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Trindade,Hébelys Ibiapina da, Silva,Gleisom Ribeiro de Araújo, Teixeira,Márcia Cristina Alves, Sousa,Marlos Gonçalves, Machado,Rosângela Zacarias, Freitas,Fagner Luiz da Costa, Almeida,Katyane de Sousa
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2010
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612010000300008
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