OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of infectious diseases of animal and zoonotic importance in cats and dogs rescued and transferred from the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. ANIMALS 414 dogs and 56 cats rescued and transferred from the Gulf Coast region within 4 months after the hurricane. PROCEDURES EDTA-anticoagulated blood and serum sampl...

Canine Babesiosis is an important worldwide, tick-born disease caused by apicomplexan hemoparasitic from genus Babesia. The aim of the present survey was to identify the current state of Babesia infection in urban and rural dogs in Ahvaz district, southwest of Iran. For this reason, 200 rural dogs from 5 village around Ahvaz and 200 urban dogs (stratified random sampling) referred to the veteri...

Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic disease on all inhabited continents and various wildlife species are the principal reservoir hosts for zoonotic Babesia species. The primary vectors of Babesia are Ixodid ticks, with the majority of zoonotic species being transmitted by species in the genus Ixodes. Species of Babesia vary in their infectivity, virulence and pathogenicity for people. Various fa...

Background: Haemoparasites and intestinal helminths are significant constraints to livestock production resulting in substantial economic loss, some helminth parasites of cattle serious public health concern. This study investigated the prevalence haemoparasites polyparasitism amongst slaughtered two major abattoirs Abeokuta metropolis their implications for health. Methods: Blood faecal sample...

Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the etiological agent of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis in dogs and causes human (HGA). Tick-borne has been recognised as an emerging zoonotic health concern worldwide. The aim present study was to determine prevalence A. ticks collected from UK map its distribution. Routine surveillance tick-borne disease essential part a “One Health” approach infecti...

Babesiosis in a sable antelope (Hippotragus niger Harris, 1838) was first reported in 1930; the parasite was named Babesia irvinesmithi. Recently, specimens from an adult sable that presented with a sudden onset of disease and that subsequently died during immobilization were submitted for molecular characterization. Microscopic examination of thin blood smears revealed the presence of small pi...

Babesia hylomysci and B. divergens were studied for superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity by enzyme assay and isoelectric focusing (IEF). In the two Babesia species, parasite-associated SOD is cyanide-insensitive and inhibited by H2O2, indicating that iron is the cofactor metal. Measurements of SOD activity from purified parasites show that the SOD activity detected in Babesia is, for the main pa...