Prevalance of
Theileria equi and Babesia
caballi in Donkeys from Eastern Turkey in Winter Season
I. Balkaya*, A. E. Utuk1 and F. C.
Piskin1
University of Atatürk,
Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Parasitology, Erzurum, Turkey;
1Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute,
Parasitology and Bee Diseases Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey *Corresponding Author:
balkayaibrahim@hotmail.com
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the
prevalence of Theileria equi and
Babesia caballi by the examination of
Giemsa-stained blood smears and c-ELISA method in donkeys, selected randomly
from Erzurum, the largest province of
EasternTurkey. The specimens were
consisted of 92 thin blood-smears and 75 sera during winter season. As result of
microscopic examination no parasite was detected. Of the 75 sera, 3 (4%) and 1
(1.33%) samples were positive for the presence of
T. equi and B. caballi
antibodies, respectively. We couldn’t detect mix infection with both parasites.
This study indicated the prevalence of T.
equi and B. caballi in donkeys for
the first time from Eastern Turkey in winter
season.