Infección por Babesia sp. y Anaplasma marginale en búfalos de agua (Bubalus bubalis), Magdalena, Colombia, 2008

ABSTRACT: The Colombian buffalo industry has been one of the systems with the highest projection of exploitation. It has been affected by diseases like ticks fever and consequently the productivity has decreased and the communities’ economy has been affected as well. Objective This research carried out to..the frequency of Babesia sp. and Anaplasma marginale infection in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in the Colombian Magdalena Medio region. Materials and methods A descriptive-transversal epizootiological study was carried out with a bilateral statistical power of 100% and a security level of 95%; 209 buffaloes distributed in four farms were sampled. A structured clinic-epizootiological survey was applied; samples were evaluated by means thick and thin blood smears stained with Field and Giemsa techniques. Results A general hemoparasitic frequency of 55.9% was obtained; specific frequency of Anaplasma marginale infection was 56%, and Babesia sp. Infections of 30.1%. Conclusions Babesia sp. and Anaplasma marginale infections fall and become stabilized to age increase in buffaloes, this cycle is repeated at three moments in the evaluated population.

• Autores: Ríos Osorio, Leonardo Alberto; Ríos Tobón, Sandra; Giraldo Rendón, Juan David; Guerra Deluque, Hiojahana Carolina; Hernández Mahecha, Gina Katherine; Zapata Tamayo, Mario Augusto
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2010
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/10413
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/10413
• Palabra clave: Anaplasma marginale; Babesia; Búfalos; Rhipicephalus
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)