The first molecular investigation of Besnoitia besnoiti infections among cattle in Mosul, Iraq

Background Bovine besnoitiosis (elephant skin disease) caused by Besnoitia besnoiti is a costly endemic disease in the Middle East, Asia, and tropical and subtropical Africa and is also emerging as a significant problem in Europe. This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of B . besnoiti in...

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Published in:Molecular biology reports 2024-12, Vol.51 (1), p.585-585, Article 585
Main Authors: Alobaidii, Wasan Amjad, Abdullah, Donea Abdulrazak, Alkatab, Yahya Natiq Mohammed, Ali, Shahad Abbas, Ola-Fadunsin, Shola David, Gimba, Fufa Ido
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Animal Anatomy
Animal Biochemistry
Animals
Besnoitia besnoiti
Besnoitiosis
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biopsy
Blood
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - parasitology
coccidiosis
Coccidiosis - epidemiology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
DNA
DNA, Protozoan - genetics
endemic diseases
Epidemiology
Europe
Female
genes
Histology
Iraq
Iraq - epidemiology
Life Sciences
Male
Middle East
Morphology
Original Article
Prevalence
Protozoa
Risk Factors
Sarcocystidae - genetics
Sarcocystidae - isolation & purification
Skin - parasitology
Skin - pathology
Skin diseases
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Summary:Background Bovine besnoitiosis (elephant skin disease) caused by Besnoitia besnoiti is a costly endemic disease in the Middle East, Asia, and tropical and subtropical Africa and is also emerging as a significant problem in Europe. This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of B . besnoiti in blood and skin biopsies of cattle as well as evaluating the risk factors associated with the infection among cattle in Mosul, Iraq. Methods and results To achieve this aim, four hundred and sixty apparently healthy cattle of different breeds, ages, and sexes were sampled from seven different locations in Mosul, Iraq. Blood and skin biopsies were carefully collected from each cattle, and these samples were subjected to molecular analysis. The detection of B . besnoiti was molecularly confirmed by the presence of 231 bp of ITS-1 in the rDNA gene of the protozoan. Besnoitia besnoiti DNA was present in 74 (16.09%; 95% CI = 13.01–19.72) and 49 (10.65%; 95% CI = 8.15–13.80) of the blood and skin biopsies, respectively, that were analyzed. Age, breed, and sex were significantly ( p  
ISSN:0301-4851
1573-4978
DOI:10.1007/s11033-024-09377-w