Evidence of transplacental transmission of equine piroplasms Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in an Italian breed mare

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作者：
del Pino, Leticia E. Bartolome [1 ,3 ]
Meana, Aranzazu [1 ]
Zini, Maurizio [2 ]
Cersini, Antonella [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Vet Med, Dept Anim Hlth, Madrid, Spain
[2] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Lazio & Toscana M Al, Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Vet Med, Dept Anim Hlth, Ave Puerta Hierro S-N, Madrid 28040, Spain
来源：
FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA | 2023年 / 70卷
关键词：
abortions; vertical transmission; serological assays; polymerase chain reaction; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; CARRIER MARES; FOALS;
D O I：
10.14411/fp.2023.005
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a vector borne disease caused by apicomplexans protists Babesia caballi (Nuttal et Strickland, 1910) and Theileria equi (Laveran, 1901). Carrier mares may transmit the infection transplacental resulting in neonatal piroplasmosis or abortions. This event has been described for T. equi by several authors over the world, but no evidence for B. caballi has been re-ported in Europe. In this study, vertical transmission for both parasites in an Italian breed mare has been confirmed using molecular and microscopic tools. Transplacental transmission is an underestimated problem mainly in endemic areas as it not only contributes to the spread and maintenance of the infection, but also produces significant economic losses.
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