1. Molecular detection and internal transcribed spacer-1 sequence diversity of Trypanosoma evansi in goats from Cavite, Philippines.
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Macalanda AMC, Galon EMS, Morillo VA, Wanlop A, Ona KAL, Xuan X, Inoue N, Kawazu SI, and Suganuma K
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- Female, Male, Animals, Goats, Philippines epidemiology, Phylogeny, DNA, Protozoan genetics, Trypanosoma genetics, Trypanosomiasis epidemiology, Trypanosomiasis veterinary, Goat Diseases epidemiology, Goat Diseases diagnosis
- Abstract
Goat production is an important source of livelihood and food. Goats may serve as reservoir of surra affecting livestock production. Here, forty-two free-roaming goats from Cavite, Philippines were screened using two primer sets, Trypanosoma brucei minisatellite chromosome for initial detection and the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) to determine phylogeny. Initial PCR detection showed that 19/42 (45%) goats were positive, much higher than the rate previously reported in goats from Cebu (34%). The infectivity rate was higher in male (56%) than in female (42%) and the rate was higher in young ≤1 year old (100%) than in adult >1 year old (43%). Phylogenetic analysis of the ITS-1 sequences between T. evansi goat samples and other isolates indicate potential interspecies transmission.
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- 2024
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