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Li J, Zhang S, Liang W, Zhao S, Wang Z, Li H, Yang B, Zhang Z, Li J, Jia L. Survey of tick species and molecular detection of selected tick-borne pathogens in Yanbian, China. PARASITE (PARIS, FRANCE) 2022; 29:38. [PMID: 35861542 PMCID: PMC9302104 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2022039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ticks and tick-borne diseases pose a significant threat to public health. In this study, we aimed to determine the tick species distribution and pathogens carried by ticks in Yanbian, China. A total of 2673 questing ticks were collected from eight counties and cities in Yanbian and were morphologically identified. The presence of Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae (CRT), spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR), severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), Theileria, and other pathogens was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time quantitative PCR assays, followed by phylogenetic and genotypic analyses. According to the morphological identification, the tick species in Yanbian consisted of Haemaphysalis longicornis, Ixodes persulcatus, Dermacentor silvarum, H. japonica, and H. concinna. In H. longicornis, CRT, SFGR, SFTSV and Theileria orientalis were detected, while CRT, SFGR, and SFTSV were detected in I. persulcatus, H. japonica, and D. silvarum. Only SFTSV was detected in H. concinna. Mixed infection with CRT and SFTSV was observed in I. persulcatus and H. japonica. The gene sequences of all tested pathogens exhibited 95.7%–100% identity with the corresponding sequences deposited in GenBank. Phylogenetic analysis showed that different SFGR and SFTSV genotypes were closely related to the Korean strains. This study is the first to describe the genetic diversity of SFGR Candidatus Rickettsia longicornii in H. longicornis in Yanbian, China, using the ompA, ompB, sca4, and rrs genes. These results provide epidemiological data to support the prevention and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the border areas of China, North Korea, and Russia.
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- Jixu Li
- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China - Yanbian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yanji 133001, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of North-East Cold Region Beef Cattle Science & Technology Innovation, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, No. 977 Park Road, Yanji 133002, PR China
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Zobba R, Chisu V, Pinna Parpaglia ML, Spezzigu A, Masala G, Schianchi E, Alberti A. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Babesia and Theileria spp. in Sardinian ruminants. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS 2020; 22:100453. [PMID: 33308718 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) caused by Theileria and Babesia spp. are common in tropical and subtropical regions. This study investigates the presence of Theileria and Babesia spp. in ruminants from a subtropical Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Italy), a hotspot for ticks infestations. A total of 141 blood samples from healthy and symptomatic ruminants (showing symptoms consistent with tick-borne disease) were screened using a polymerase chain reaction test based on the amplification of the 18 s rRNA fragment. A total of 19/50 sheep (38%), 34/43 bovine (79.1%), and 5/48 goats (10.4%) tested positive to Babesia/Theileria. Phylogenetic analysis assigned all sequences obtained from sheep to the T. ovis cluster, while bovine and goats sequence types grouped in the Theileria buffeli/sergenti/orientalis group. One sequence type, isolated from a symptomatic bovine, clustered with B. major. Information on presence and frequency of piroplasms in ruminants increase our knowledge about the circulation of these pathogens in Sardinian animals and add up to previous studies conducted in ticks in the same area. Results also highlight the importance of subtropical Mediterranean environments as hotspots for ruminants piroplasmosis with potential impact on Veterinary Health.
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- Rosanna Zobba
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Sassari, Italy; Mediterranean Center for Disease Control (MCDC), University of Sassari, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy
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- Embryo Sardegna, Technology, Reproduction and Fertility, 07034 Perfugas, Località Suiles, Sassari, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Sassari, Italy; Mediterranean Center for Disease Control (MCDC), University of Sassari, Italy.
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Jia L, Zhao S, Xie S, Li H, Wang H, Zhang S. Molecular prevalence of Theileria infections in cattle in Yanbian, north-eastern China. Parasite 2020; 27:19. [PMID: 32223884 PMCID: PMC7104619 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bovine Theileria are tick-borne protozoan parasites that invade bovine erythrocytes and lymphocytes. Three main bovine Theileria species have been identified in China: T. orientalis, T. sinensis, and T. annulata. To examine the prevalence of bovine theileriosis in Yanbian, a total of 584 bovine blood samples were collected from five localities from 2017 to 2019 and analyzed by PCR. Six pairs of oligonucleotide primers directed against the 18S rRNA gene of Theileria spp., Tams-1 gene of T. annulata, MPSP gene of T. orientalis, and T. sinensis, were used to detect these parasites. A sequence analysis of the amplified genes confirmed that the Theileria species were T. orientalis and T. sinensis, without T. annulata. The overall prevalence of Theileria in cattle was 42.81% (250/584). Out of the 584 samples, 159 (27.23%) and 157 (26.88%) were positive for T. sinensis and T. orientalis, respectively, and the mixed infection rate was 11.30% (66/584). The total prevalence of bovine Theileria species in Helong, Hunchun, Longjing, Yanji, and Dunhua was 66.28%, 49.68%, 23.81%, 28.15%, and 0%, respectively. These results provide epidemiological data for the prevention and control of bovine Theileria species in Yanbian, China.
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- Lijun Jia
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture College of Yanbian University No. 977 Park Road 133000 Yanji PR China
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Assessing the performance of multiplexed tandem PCR for the diagnosis of pathogenic genotypes of Theileria orientalis using pooled blood samples from cattle. Mol Cell Probes 2017; 31:70-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jenkins C, Bogema DR. Factors associated with seroconversion to the major piroplasm surface protein of the bovine haemoparasite Theileria orientalis. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:106. [PMID: 26912048 PMCID: PMC4766684 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1395-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Bovine theileriosis caused by Theileria orientalis is an emerging disease of cattle in the Asia-Pacific region where it causes a significant economic burden to meat and milk production. While host immunological responses to the lymphocyte-transforming species of Theileria, T. parva and T. annulata, have been well studied, little is known about the immune response to this non-transforming species. Methods We developed a recombinant antigen ELISA based on the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) of T. orientalis and investigated whether seroconversion to the MPSP was associated with clinical factors (anaemia), parasite burden and parasite genotype. We also examined the dynamics of seroconversion in animals acutely infected with T. orientalis. Results In cattle testing qPCR positive for T. orientalis, seroconversion was more frequent in anaemic compared to normal cattle (P < 0.0001). The ELISA ratio (ER) was highly correlated with total parasite burden as measured by qPCR (r = 0.69; P < 0.0001); however when loads of individual genotypes of the parasite were examined, only the pathogenic Ikeda genotype was highly correlated with ER. Conversely, seroconversion was less frequently detected in the presence of benign T. orientalis genotypes. Temporal measurement of the serological response, parasite burden and packed cell volume (PCV) in acutely infected animals revealed that seroconversion to the MPSP occurs within 2-3 weeks of the initial qPCR detection of the parasite and coincides with a peak in infection intensity and a declining PCV. Conclusion Whether the serological response to the MPSP is immunoprotective against re-infection or recrudescence requires further investigation; however the MPSP represents a promising target for a subunit vaccine given that genetic variability within the MPSP results in differential pathogenicity of T. orientalis.
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- Cheryl Jenkins
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, NSW, 2568, Australia.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, NSW, 2568, Australia. .,The ithree institute, University of Technology, Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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Theileria orientalis (also known historically as T. sergenti and T. buffeli) is responsible for benign or non-transforming theileriosis, and exerts its major effect through erythrocyte destruction. The life cycle of T. orientalis is essentially similar to that of other Theileria species, except that the schizonts do not induce transformation and fatal lymphoproliferation. The pathogenesis of anaemia as a result of infection is not clearly established and may be multifaceted. Clinical signs of weakness, reluctance to walk and abortion are early but non-specific indications of disease, particularly if accompanied by a history of cattle being moved. Physical examination may reveal pallor (pale eyes, vaginal mucosa), pyrexia, and elevated heart and respiratory rates. T. orientalis is an economically important parasite of cattle in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, especially where naïve animals are introduced into an endemic area or in animals under stress. Increased awareness of the risks posed by the parasite is required to enable management practices to be implemented to minimise its impact.
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- J G Watts
- a Ministry for Primary Industries , PO Box 2526, Wellington , New Zealand
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- b Dawbuts Pty Ltd , PO Box 1118, Camden NSW 2570 , Australia
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- a Ministry for Primary Industries , PO Box 2526, Wellington , New Zealand
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Perera PK, Gasser RB, Read E, Malmo J, Nguyen H, Nyein S, Cheng A, Jex AR, Rawlin G, Spithill TW, Jabbar A. Use of multiplexed tandem PCR to estimate the prevalence and intensity of Theileria orientalis infections in cattle. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2015; 32:68-73. [PMID: 25735730 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study employed a semi-quantitative, multiplexed tandem PCR (MT-PCR) to assess the prevalence and infection intensity of four genotypes (buffeli, chitose, ikeda and type 5) of Theileria orientalis in cattle in Australia. Genomic DNA samples from blood samples (n=448) collected from 27 to 32 dairy cows from each of 15 dairy herds with a history of recent theileriosis outbreaks (Group 1), and from blood samples available from 24 cows with or without oriental theileriosis (Group 2) were tested using MT-PCR. Results revealed that all four genotypes were present in Group 1 cattle; genotype buffeli had the highest prevalence (80.5%), followed by genotypes ikeda (71.4%), chitose (38.6%) and type 5 (20.3%). Genotype ikeda had the highest average infection intensity in the cattle (relating to 55,277 DNA copies), followed by buffeli, chitose and type 5 (6354-51,648 copies). For Group 2, results indicated that genotype ikeda had a significantly higher average intensity of infection than buffeli in symptomatic cattle (P<0.001), and symptomatic cattle had a higher intensity of ikeda than asymptomatic cattle (P=0.004). Future studies should assess the utility of the present MT-PCR assay as a diagnostic and epidemiological tool in other parts of Australasia and the world.
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- Piyumali K Perera
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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- Maffra Veterinary Centre, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Mans BJ, Pienaar R, Latif AA. A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE 2015; 4:104-18. [PMID: 25830110 PMCID: PMC4356873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Serological and molecular assays exist for most economic important Theileria species. Molecular assays are constantly being improved with regard to sensitivity and specificity. The concept of what constitute a Theileria species impacts on accurate diagnostics. Analytical specificity of molecular assays are >800 000 parasites/L blood. Parasitemia ranges may determine practical limits of detection.
An extensive range of serological and molecular diagnostic assays exist for most of the economically important Theileira species such as T. annulata, T. equi, T. lestoquardi, T. parva, T. uilenbergi and other more benign species. Diagnostics of Theileria is considered with regard to sensitivity and specificity of current molecular and serological assays and their use in epidemiology. In the case of serological assays, cross-reactivity of genetically closely related species reduces the use of the gold standard indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Development of antigen-specific assays does not necessarily address this problem, since closely related species will potentially have similar antigens. Even so, serological assays remain an important line of enquiry in epidemiological surveys. Molecular based assays have exploded in the last decade with significant improvements in sensitivity and specificity. In this review, the current interpretation of what constitute a species in Theileria and its impact on accurate molecular diagnostics is considered. Most molecular assays based on conventional or real-time PCR technology have proven to be on standard with regard to analytical sensitivity. However, consideration of the limits of detection in regard to total blood volume of an animal indicates that most assays may only detect >400,000 parasites/L blood. Even so, natural parasitaemia distribution in carrier-state animals seems to be above this limit of detection, suggesting that most molecular assays should be able to detect the majority of infected individuals under endemic conditions. The potential for false-negative results can, however, only be assessed within the biological context of the parasite within its vertebrate host, i.e. parasitaemia range in the carrier-state that will support infection of the vector and subsequent transmission.
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- Ben J Mans
- Parasites, Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa ; The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa ; Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa
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- Parasites, Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa
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- Parasites, Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa ; The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Semiquantitative multiplexed tandem PCR for detection and differentiation of four Theileria orientalis genotypes in cattle. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 53:79-87. [PMID: 25339402 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02536-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oriental theileriosis is an emerging, tick-borne disease of bovines in the Asia-Pacific region and is caused by one or more genotypes of the Theileria orientalis complex. This study aimed to establish and validate a multiplexed tandem PCR (MT-PCR) assay using three distinct markers (major piroplasm surface protein, 23-kDa piroplasm membrane protein, and the first internal transcribed spacer of nuclear DNA), for the simultaneous detection and semiquantification of four genotypes (Buffeli, Chitose, Ikeda, and type 5) of the T. orientalis complex. Analytical specificity, analytical sensitivity, and repeatability of the established MT-PCR assay were assessed in a series of experiments. Subsequently, the assay was evaluated using 200 genomic DNA samples collected from cattle from farms on which oriental theileriosis outbreaks had occurred, and 110 samples from a region where no outbreaks had been reported. The results showed the MT-PCR assay specifically and reproducibly detected the expected genotypes (i.e., genotypes Buffeli, Chitose, Ikeda, and type 5) of the T. orientalis complex, reliably differentiated them, and was able to detect as little as 1 fg of genomic DNA from each genotype. The diagnostic specificity and sensitivity of the MT-PCR were estimated at 94.0% and 98.8%, respectively. The MT-PCR assay established here is a practical and effective diagnostic tool for the four main genotypes of T. orientalis complex in Australia and should assist studies of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of oriental theileriosis in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Altangerel K, Sivakumar T, Inpankaew T, Jittapalapong S, Terkawi MA, Ueno A, Xuan X, Igarashi I, Yokoyama N. Molecular prevalence of different genotypes of Theileria orientalis detected from cattle and water buffaloes in Thailand. J Parasitol 2011; 97:1075-9. [PMID: 21671722 DOI: 10.1645/ge-2846.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Here we report on an epidemiological study regarding the molecular prevalence of different genotypes of Theileria orientalis present among domestic cattle and water buffalo populations bred in Thailand. A phylogenetic analysis based on the parasitic gene encoding a major piroplasm surface protein revealed the presence of 5 genotypes (Types 1, 3, 5, 7, and N-3) in cattle and 7 genotypes (Types 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, N-2, and N-3) in water buffaloes. Types 4, 7, and N-3 of T. orientalis were reported for the first time in water buffaloes. The previously reported C and Thai types from Thailand clustered as types 7 and 6, respectively, in the present analysis. Great similarities were observed among nucleotide sequences of isolates of the same genotype from cattle and water buffaloes, and, therefore, water buffaloes were considered to serve as a reservoir for these genotypes of T. orientalis in Thailand. In conclusion, T. orientalis parasites circulating in Thailand are more diverse in their genetic characters than previously anticipated.
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- Khukhuu Altangerel
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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Kamau J, de Vos AJ, Playford M, Salim B, Kinyanjui P, Sugimoto C. Emergence of new types of Theileria orientalis in Australian cattle and possible cause of theileriosis outbreaks. Parasit Vectors 2011; 4:22. [PMID: 21338493 PMCID: PMC3050848 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Theileria parasites cause a benign infection of cattle in parts of Australia where they are endemic, but have, in recent years, been suspected of being responsible for a number of outbreaks of disease in cattle near the coast of New South Wales. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the species of Theileria in cattle on six farms in New South Wales where disease outbreaks have occurred, and compare with Theileria from three disease-free farms in Queensland that is endemic for Theileria. Special reference was made to sub-typing of T. orientalis by type-specific PCR and sequencing of the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene, and sequence analysis of the gene encoding a polymorphic merozoite/piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) that may be under immune selection. Nucleotide sequencing of SSU rRNA and MPSP genes revealed the presence of four Theileria genotypes: T. orientalis (buffeli), T. orientalis (ikeda), T. orientalis (chitose) and T. orientalis type 4 (MPSP) or type C (SSU rRNA). The majority of animals showed mixed infections while a few showed single infection. When MPSP nucleotide sequences were translated into amino acids, base transition did not change amino acid composition of the protein product, suggesting possible silent polymorphism. The occurrence of ikeda and type 4 (type C) previously not reported to occur and silent mutation is thought to have enhanced parasite evasion of the host immune response causing the outbreak.
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- Joseph Kamau
- Department of Collaboration and Education, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Rapid discrimination and quantification of Theileria orientalis types using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2010; 11:407-14. [PMID: 21145431 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report the population structure analysis of Theileria orientalis types (Ikeda, Buffeli and Chitose), the causative agent of theileriosis in cattle and its cohorts, using ITS1 and ITS2 spacers by fragment genotyping. We utilized primers flanking the two ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2). Due to varying degrees of sequence polymorphism in the ITS regions found within and between species, we exploited the insertions and or deletions in these regions which resulted in different fragment sizes. On the basis of fragment size polymorphism, we could discriminate the three commonly found types of T. orientalis. ITS1 was capable of discriminating all three types (Ikeda-251 bp, Chitose-274 bp and Buffeli-269 bp) in one single reaction by fragment genotyping. In contrast, using ITS2, Ikeda (133-bp) a more pathogenic type was distinguishable from Buffeli/Chitose (139-bp). When compared with previous PCR detection method using, ITS1 and ITS2 genotyping was found to be more sensitive method with high specificity in population analysis and can be deployed in molecular epidemiology studies.
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Izzo MM, Poe I, Horadagoda N, De Vos AJ, House JK. Haemolytic anaemia in cattle in NSW associated with Theileria infections. Aust Vet J 2010; 88:45-51. [PMID: 20148827 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Several outbreaks of anaemia, jaundice, abortion and mortality in cattle in New South Wales were attributed to the intracellular parasite, Theileria buffeli. Disease occurred predominantly in periparturient animals that had been moved from inland to coastal areas. Diagnosis was made via exclusion of other causes of haemolytic anaemia and observation of the parasite in blood smears. Treatments included both registered and non-registered products. There is a possibility of a new strain of Theileria sp. in Australia and the possible vectors encountered in NSW are discussed.
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- M M Izzo
- Livestock Veterinary Teaching and Research Unit, University of Sydney, 410 Werombi Rd, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia.
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A molecular phylogeny of the benign Theileria parasites based on major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene sequences. Parasitology 2009; 137:241-9. [PMID: 19930758 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182009991090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To investigate the phylogeny of benign Theileria parasites, we determined the complete major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene sequences for 6 benign theilerial organisms, including the first from tick. Sequences were analysed alongside published sequences for 39 benign Theileria parasites, using Bayesian inference and maximum parsimony. All MPSP sequences were 852 nucleotides, except for Gansu, Wuchangbuf, VB01, and VB01; Gansu contained 873 nucleotides, and the other 3 had 855. Deduced amino acid sequences contained 284 residues, except for Gansu (291) and Wuchangbuf, VB01, and VB01 (285 each). Pairwise comparisons showed identities among 45 theilerial MPSP sequences ranging from 70.9 to 99.8% for nucleotide and 71.0 to 100% for amino acid sequences. Our results clearly indicate that all global parasites, excluding Brisbane, were classified into 1 of 8 types; 6 types of Theileria exist in Korea. Each type, excluding Type 6, has several type-specific amino acid sequences. The phylogenetic tree derived from the nucleotide sequences showed 2 sister-group relationships, Type 2+Type 7 and Type 3+Brisbane, with a new branching pattern: (Type 6 (Type 8 ((Type 2, Type 7), (Type 1, (Type 4, (Type 5, (Type 3, Brisbane))))))). Our sequence data showed no geographical influence on worldwide Theileria parasite distribution.
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Jeong W, Kweon CH, Kang SW, Lee HS, Xu Y, Lu C, Zhang S, Nene V. Adjuvant effect of bovine heat shock protein 70 on piroplasm surface protein, p33, of Theileria sergenti. Biologicals 2009; 37:282-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Revised: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Zakimi S, Kim JY, Oshiro M, Hayashida K, Fujisaki K, Sugimoto C. Genetic Diversity of Benign Theileria Parasites of Cattle in the Okinawa Prefecture. J Vet Med Sci 2006; 68:1335-8. [PMID: 17213704 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.1335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Benign Theileria parasites of cattle distributed in the Okinawa prefecture were characterized by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis of the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene. Using universal or allele-specific primer sets, parasite DNA was amplified in 31 out of 48 blood samples obtained from beef cattle. Among the positive cases, mixed infections involving various combinations of I-, C-, and B-type parasites were detected in 24 (77.4%) samples. Phylogenetic analysis based on the MPSP gene sequences revealed that parasites with the MPSP types 1-5 and 7, exist within the Okinawa prefecture.
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- Satoshi Zakimi
- Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
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The classification of the benign species of Theileria of cattle is very confusing Representatives of this group of parasites appear worldwide, and are known as T. sergenti in Japan, T. buffeli in Australia and T. orientalis elsewhere. Consequently, these parasites are frequently referred to as the T. sergenti/buffeli/orientalis group. Kozo Fujisaki, Shin-ichiro Kawazu and Tsugihiko Kamio here argue that the Australian T. buffeli and British T. orientalis belong to one and the same species, and that the Japanese T. sergenti is a separate species.
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- K Fujisaki
- Protozoology Laboratory, The First Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, Ministry o f Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukubo, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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Belli SI, Walker RA, Flowers SA. Global protein expression analysis in apicomplexan parasites: Current status. Proteomics 2005; 5:918-24. [PMID: 15759314 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Members of the phylum Apicomplexa are important protozoan parasites that cause some of the most serious, and in some cases, deadly diseases in humans and animals. They include species from the genus Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Eimeria, Neospora, Cryptosporidium, Babesia and Theileria. The medical, veterinary and economic impact of these pathogens on a global scale is enormous. Although chemo- and immuno-prophylactic strategies are available to control some of these parasites, they are inadequate. Currently, there is an urgent need to design new vaccines or chemotherapeutics for apicomplexan diseases. High-throughput global protein expression analyses using gel or non-gel based protein separation technologies coupled with mass spectrometry and bioinformatics provide a means to identify new drug and vaccine targets in these pathogens. Protein identification based proteomic projects in apicomplexan parasites is currently underway, with the most significant progress made in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. More recently, preliminary two-dimensional gel electrophoresis maps of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum tachyzoites and Eimeria tenella sporozoites, have been produced, as well as for micronemes in E. tenella. In this review, the status of proteomics in the analysis of global protein expression in apicomplexan parasites will be compared and the challenges associated with these investigations discussed.
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- Sabina I Belli
- Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
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Jeong W, Kweon CH, Kim JM, Jang H, Paik SG. SEROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THEILERIA SERGENTI USING LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST IN SOUTH KOREA. J Parasitol 2005; 91:164-9. [PMID: 15856893 DOI: 10.1645/ge-3294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Theileria sergenti causes persistent theileriosis in cattle, characterized by fever and chronic anemia. Theileriosis causes losses in feed efficiency and growth retardation through cycling infections in endemic areas. Among several major proteins of T. sergenti merozoites, the surface protein p33 is reported to be the most immunogenic. In this study, we investigated the use of p33 as a diagnostic antigen in a latex agglutination test to monitor antibodies against T. sergenti. When compared with TaqMan polymerase chain reaction, the sensitivity and specificity of the latex agglutination test were 86.5 and 92.5%, respectively. An epidemiological survey using the latex agglutination test was conducted with 1,046 sera collected from 4 slaughterhouses and 2 individual pasture farms throughout South Korea; 27.3% of samples were seropositive, depending on the areas in which the cattle were raised. This study indicated that the latex agglutination test could be used as a convenient tool for epidemiological monitoring of T. sergenti infections in the field.
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- Wooseog Jeong
- National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Gyeonggi 427-824, South Korea.
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Govaerts M, Verhaert P, Jongejan F, Goddeeris BM. Characterisation of the 33kDa piroplasm surface antigen of Theileria orientalis/sergenti/buffeli isolates from West Java, Indonesia. Vet Parasitol 2002; 104:103-17. [PMID: 11809330 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(01)00621-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The immunodominant 33/35kDa antigen of a Theileria isolate from West Java, Indonesia, was characterised and immuno-affinity purified by use of a monoclonal antibody, KUL-a4, and was shown to be representative of the T. orientalis/sergenti/buffeli group. The aminoterminal sequence of the purified 35kDa peptide (20 residues) was determined by automated Edman degradation and found to correspond to the predicted amino acid sequence of a prospective p33 gene previously sequenced from the same isolate. The cleavage site of a putative signal peptide was identified and conforms the (-3, -1) rule for signal peptidases. The existence of dimeric and trimeric forms of the p33/35 antigen is hypothesised from Western blot profiles. KUL-a4 appeared specific for the T. orientalis/sergenti/buffeli group. It did not recognise in indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT), intraerythrocytic bodies of Anaplasma marginale or piroplasms and schizonts of T. mutans, T. parva and T. annulata, whereas cattle antisera raised to these species showed cross-reactivity in IFAT. It however, appeared weakly cross-reactive in Western blot and ELISA, with the 34kDa piroplasm antigen of one T. annulata (Gharb) isolate. The present study indicates that the isolated antigen belongs to the p33/34 antigen family described within the T. sergenti/orientalis/buffeli group, and documents the group-specificity of one of its epitopes.
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- Marc Govaerts
- Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenburg 30, B-3001 Heverlee, Leuven, Belgium
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Kakuda T, Sugimoto C, Onuma M. Epitope-Mapping of antigen-specific T lymphocyte in cattle immunized with recombinant major piroplasm surface protein of Theileria sergenti. J Vet Med Sci 2001; 63:895-901. [PMID: 11558546 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cellular immune responses against major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) of Theileria sergenti were characterized. Three cattle were immunized with recombinant MPSP (C type) encapsulated by mannan-coated liposome. The proliferative responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) against MPSP were detected in all immunized animals. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed that T cell lines derived from each animal expressed relatively high levels of interferon (IFN)-gamma mRNA, low levels of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha mRNAs, but no detectable level of IL-4 mRNA. From the results of T cell epitope-mapping, T-cell lines from two animals responded to DTSKFTPTVAHRLKHAEDLF (residues 61 to 80), while other animal responded to GTGKVYDFVGNFKVTKVKFE (residues 141 to 160). The MPSP-type specific response of a T-cell line was observed in the latter region of MPSP. These data suggest that immunization with cocktail vaccine consisting of different types of MPSP may be necessary in the field trial.
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- T Kakuda
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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Kang SW, Kweon CH, Choi EJ, Yoon YD. Expression of major piroplasm protein (p33) of Theileria sergenti (Korean isolate) and its immunogenicity in guinea pigs. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 1999; 37:277-83. [PMID: 10634045 PMCID: PMC2733206 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.1999.37.4.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To investigate the development of a subunit vaccine against theileriosis in cattle, the DNA fragments encoding piroplasm surface protein (p33) of Theileria sergenti of a Korean isolate were expressed in baculoviruses. The expressed p33 was characterized by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) and western blotting analysis. The expression of p33 was mainly detected on the surface of infected Sf21 cells by IFA. The immunoblotting analysis revealed the presence of a same molecular weight protein band of p33. The antigenicity of expressed polypeptide was further examined through the inoculation of a guinea pig. The sera of guinea pigs immunized with p33 expressed cell lysate showed similar fluorescent antibody patterns and reacted with the same molecular weight protein of T. sergenti in immunoblotting analysis, thus indicating that this protein can be a promising candidate for a subunit vaccine in the future.
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- S W Kang
- National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, MAF, Anyang, Korea.
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Boulter N, Hall R. Immunity and vaccine development in the bovine theilerioses. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 1999; 44:41-97. [PMID: 10563395 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60230-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There are three economically important bovine Theileria species: Theileria annulata, which causes tropical theileriosis and occurs across north Africa and most of central Asia; Theileria parva, which causes East Coast fever and is found in East and Central Africa; and Theileria sergenti, which is predominantly a problem in Japan and Korea. Theileria annulata preferentially infects macrophages in vivo. It is controlled largely by means of live, attenuated vaccines, which are produced by prolonged tissue culture of the schizont-infected cells. The immunity induced in animals, which have either recovered from an infection or have been vaccinated (with an attenuated vaccine), is broad, solid and cell mediated. It is considered that the main effector cells are cytostatic macrophages that produce nitric oxide. Subsidiary roles for bovine leucocyte antigen (BoLA)-restricted, transiently appearing, cytotoxic T cells, and possibly also natural killer (NK) cells, have been identified. Cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) may have important roles, particularly in the induction of pathology. Matrix metalloproteinases have been implicated in the metastatic behaviour of schizont-infected cells. The nature of the protective schizont target antigens remains unknown. Attempts to develop a subunit vaccine have focused upon a sporozoite antigen (SPAG-1) and a merozoite antigen (Tams1). Both SPAG-1 and Tams1 have given partial protection using different delivery systems and adjuvants, but further vaccine development will probably require identification of a range of other antigens, especially from the schizont stage. Theileria parva has a tropism for T cells. Vaccination is currently by the 'infection and treatment' method, which involves challenging with a controlled dose of sporozoite stabilate and the simultaneous administration of long-acting tetracyclines. The immunity thus induced is mediated by BoLA-restricted cytotoxic T cells, which recognize polymorphic schizont antigens. These antigens have not been characterized at the molecular level. However, the polymorphic nature of the target antigens underlies the fact that the immunity is very strain specific--a situation that distinguishes T. parva from T. annulata. Interestingly, it is not possible to produce an attenuated vaccine to T. parva, as T. parva requires up to two orders of magnitude more schizonts in order to achieve transfer to the new host. A suggested reason for this is that the macrophage targets of T. annulata are phagocytes and thus the schizont has a natural, efficient route of entry whilst the preferred host of T. parva is the non-phagocytic T cell. Analysis of the cytotoxic T-cell response has revealed evidence of BoLA haplotype dominance plus competition between parasite epitopes. Subunit vaccination using a recombinant sporozoite antigen (p67) has proved very promising, with levels of protection of the order of 70% being achieved. A proportion of the protected calves exhibits complete sterile immunity. Interestingly, the basis for this immunity is not clear, since there is no correlation between the titre of antibodies that inhibit sporozoite penetration of lymphocytes and protection. Similarly, there is no significant T-cell response that distinguishes the protected and susceptible animals. These data are very encouraging, but other components, particularly those derived from the schizont, need to be identified and characterized. The mild Theileria species of Japan and Korea (termed T. sergenti in the literature) cause fever and severe chronic anaemia. The schizont stage of the life cycle is very rare and the host cell type is not known. The pathology is associated with chronic piroplasm infection. Immunity can be induced by immunizing with crude piroplasm extracts. Serological analysis of immune sera reveals that the immunodominant antigen is a polypeptide of 30-33 kDa, which corresponds to the protective T. annulata polypeptide Tams1. (ABSTRACT T
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- N Boulter
- Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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Sarataphan N, Nilwarangkoon S, Tananyutthawongese C, Kakuda T, Onuma M, Chansiri K. Genetic diversity of major piroplasm surface protein genes and their allelic variants of Theileria parasites in Thai cattle. J Vet Med Sci 1999; 61:991-4. [PMID: 10535503 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Twenty-eight field isolated Theileria parasite DNAs obtained from dairy and beef cattle in distinct geographical areas of Thailand were characterized by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with six sets of oligonucleotide primers. Three sets of them were modified from two genes of immunodominant major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) coding for 32 kDa (p32) of T. sergenti and 33/34 kDa (p33/34) of T. buffeli, and MPSP of Theileria spp.(Thai-isolate). The other three sets of primers were basically generated from three alleles of MPSP which were specific for Japanese T. sergenti-Ikeda stock (I-type), Japanese T. sergenti-Chitose stock (C-type) and Australian T. buffeli-Warwick stock (B1-type), respectively. The results indicated that 14 out of 28 isolates were amplified by the Thai-specific primer whereas 6 isolates were amplified by the p32 specific primer and the other 5 isolates were amplified by the p32 and Thai-specific primers. In addition, by using the allele-specific PCR, 14 out of 28 isolates contained C-type MPSP whereas 3 isolates contained B1 type parasites. Interestingly, 20 out of 28 isolates could be amplified by the Thai-specific primer. The majority of Theileria parasites distributed in Thailand contained Thai type parasites, whereas C-type parasites showed the mixed population with B1 and Thai type parasites. No I type parasite was detected.
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- N Sarataphan
- Parasitology Section, National Institute of Animal Health, Kaset Klang, Chatuchak, Bangkok
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Sako Y, Sugimoto C, Onuma M. Expression of a major piroplasm surface protein of Theileria sergenti in sporozoite stage. J Vet Med Sci 1999; 61:275-7. [PMID: 10331202 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A 32 kilodalton major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) is expressed abundantly on the surface of intraerythrocytic piroplasms of Theileria sergenti and is considered to be a candidate antigen for vaccine development against piroplasmosis. In this study, transcripts of MPSP gene were detected in an expression cDNA library prepared from T. sergenti-infected tick salivary glands. Expression of MPSP in the sporozoite stage was also confirmed by immunoblot analysis. Its expression at the sporozoite and intraerythrocytic stages gives scope for possible induction of protective immunity being targeted at both stages by immunization with recombinant MPSP.
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- Y Sako
- Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Chansiri K, Kawazu S, Kamio T, Fujisaki K, Panchadcharam C, Watanapokasin Y, Uthaisang W, Tananyutthawongese C, Sarataphan N. Inter-species differentiation of benign Theilerias by genomic fingerprinting with arbitrary primers. Vet Parasitol 1998; 79:143-9. [PMID: 9806494 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(98)00155-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A method was developed to obtain reproducible DNA fingerprints from five distinct purified benign Theileria genomic DNAs by PCR-based amplification. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles were obtained from 10 randomly designed 12-mers. However, nine of the 10 primers could generate the difference in RAPD-PCR profiles which allowed discrimination of Theileria species. The method has advantage of being simple, fast and sensitive for diagnosis and characterization of the parasites since it does not require prior DNA sequence information to construct species-specific probes or primers. The results are also beneficial for a proper understanding of the epidemiology and designing rational control programmes for Theileriosis in Asian and South-East Asian countries.
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- K Chansiri
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Kim SJ, Tsuji M, Kubota S, Wei Q, Lee JM, Ishihara C, Onuma M. Sequence analysis of the major piroplasm surface protein gene of benign bovine Theileria parasites in east Asia. Int J Parasitol 1998; 28:1219-27. [PMID: 9762568 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(98)00095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Relatively benign Theileria parasites are widespread among cattle in East Asia. Although the parasites are presumed to be of the Theileria sergenti/Theileria buffeli/Theileria orientalis group, their taxonomic status and epidemiology have not been well defined. In the present study, theilerial DNA samples were collected from various East Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. DNA sequences encoding a major piroplasm surface protein were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, followed by cloning into a plasmid vector. More than 20 DNA clones derived from parasite DNA of a single infected animal were examined for their restriction-fragment-length polymorphism, showing that they were classified into four major types. Sequence analysis revealed six types of DNA sequences encoding major piroplasm surface protein with homologies of between 75 and 91%. Of the six sequences, four were identical to those previously reported, while the other two appeared to be new sequences. Among the DNA clones derived from a single infected animal, two to three distinct sequences were often found. Phylogenetic analysis of the six major piroplasm surface protein sequences indicates that five of the six are closely related to each other, and that all are distantly related to the homologous genes of Theileria annulata and Theileria parva. The results suggest that, in addition to those described as T. sergenti/T. buffeli/T. orientalis, there may be some undefined Theileria species distributed in East Asia, and that many cattle are infected with mixed populations of geographically variable Theileria parasites.
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- S J Kim
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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Iwasaki T, Kakuda T, Sako Y, Sugimoto C, Onuma M. Differentiation and quantification of Theileria sergenti piroplasm types using type-specific monoclonal antibodies. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:665-9. [PMID: 9673935 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Antigenic properties of two representative allelic products of the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) of Theileria sergenti were studied. Sera from cattle infected with either of Ikeda and Chitose types of the parasite reacted strongly with homologous but weakly with heterologous recombinant antigens in immunoblotting. Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) produced against the both allelic products of MPSP parasites reacted only to the immunizing antigen. These results suggested that crossreactivity between two allelic products is very low inspite of relatively high homology in their amino acid sequences. Double staining of parasitized erythrocyte smear using type-specific MoAbs by an indirect immunofluorescent assay revealed that the set of MoAbs was useful for quantitative and differential detection of each type of parasite in mixed population.
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- T Iwasaki
- Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Chae JS, Kwon OD, Holman PJ, Waghela SD, Wagner GG, Lee JM. Identical small subunit ribosomal RNA gene nucleotide sequence of bovine Theileria isolates (Korea and Japan) and Theileria buffeli (Marula, Kenya). THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 1998; 36:47-53. [PMID: 9529863 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.1998.36.1.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene nucleotide sequences of bovine Theileria isolates from Korea (KLS and KCB) and Japan (JHS) were determined. The genes from each isolate were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction and the approximately 1.8 kb product cloned and sequenced by a modified dideoxynucleotide method. Overlapping gene segments produced with a series of primers were sequenced, resulting in a complete DNA sequence for both forward and reverse strands of the SSU rRNA genes of each isolate. SSU rRNA gene sequences (termed Type A) were identical among the bovine Theileria isolates from Korea and the isolate from Japan. A GenBank data library homology search showed the sequence to be the same as that listed as Theileria buffeli isolated from cattle in Marula, Kenya.
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- J S Chae
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843, USA
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Chae J, Lee J, Kwon O, Holman PJ, Waghela SD, Wagner GG. Nucleotide sequence heterogeneity in the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene variable (V4) region among and within geographic isolates of Theileria from cattle, elk and white-tailed deer. Vet Parasitol 1998; 75:41-52. [PMID: 9566093 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(97)00183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The phylogenetic relationships among fourteen isolates of benign Theileria spp. infecting cattle, elk and white-tailed deer were studied by nucleotide sequence comparisons of the variable (V4) region (200 nucleotides) of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Included were six Korean bovine, one Japanese bovine, three North American bovine, and four North American cervine isolates. The SSU rRNA gene from each isolate was amplified, cloned, and the V4 region fragment sequenced. Seven different nucleotide sequence patterns were obtained and classified. Type A was identical to T. buffeli SSU rRNA gene sequence (GenBank Accession No. Z15106) and was found in Korean, Japanese, and North American bovine isolates. Type B was found in bovine isolates from Korea, Japan and North America. Type C was found only in the Korean bovine isolate from Chungnam. Type D was found in a Korean and in a North American bovine isolate. Type E was found in a bovine isolate from Cheju Island of Korea and a North American cervine (elk) isolate. Types F and G were found only in North American cervine isolates (both white-tailed deer and elk) and appear to represent a species separate from the bovine isolates. The presence of several sequence types observed in most of the bovine Theileria isolates may indicate mixed species (or subspecies) populations and/or multiple genotypes within a single species.
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- J Chae
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843, USA
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Wang CT, Kubota S, Kakuda T, Kuo CC, Hsu TL, Onuma M. Survey of Theileria parasite infection in cattle in Taiwan. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:253-5. [PMID: 9524953 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An survey of Theileria parasite infection in cattle in Taiwan was carried out by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 491 blood samples, 105 from southern area and 386 from northern area, were collected from bovine in 16 different farms. From northern area, Theileria piroplasms could be seen in only 4 of 105 blood samples microscopically. However, when p32/34 genes (encoding immunodominant piroplasm surface proteins) were amplified by PCR, 15 blood samples were detected positive. They were analyzed by using allele-specific primers of 3 allelic forms of p32/34 and all contained C type of T. sergenti. Four blood samples were found infected with both C and B (T. buffeli) type parasites. Examination of 386 blood samples from southern area of Taiwan did not reveal any Theileria parasite microscopically, as well as by PCR amplification.
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- C T Wang
- Veterinary Hospital, College of Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Stewart NP, Uilenberg G, de Vos AJ. Review of Australian species of Theileria, with special reference to Theileria buffeli of cattle. Trop Anim Health Prod 1996; 28:81-90. [PMID: 8815617 DOI: 10.1007/bf02250731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This review describes 4 species of parasites in Australia generally regarded as Theileria. The physiological and epidemiological characteristics of the species that occurs in cattle are discussed. Confusion still surrounds the relationship of this species with benign species of Theileria in other countries. Arguments are presented to support the proposal that the bovine species in Australia is correctly designated Theileria buffeli and that this name should apply to all the benign species of Theileria of cattle in Eurasia. The other 3 species considered in the review are proposed species from marsupials. Of these, only Theileria tachyglossi can confidently be included in the genus Theileria, because schizonts have yet to be detected in the other 2 species.
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- N P Stewart
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries Animal Research Institute, Yeerongpilly, Australia
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Zhuang WZ, Sugimoto C, Kubota S, Onoe S, Onuma M. Antigenic alteration in major piroplasm surface proteins of Theileria sergenti during infection. Vet Parasitol 1995; 60:191-8. [PMID: 8747902 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00789-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Theileria sergenti piroplasms were purified from different parasitemia peaks of cattle infected with parasitized erythrocytes or sporozoites during persistent infection. Their reactivities with monoclonal antibodies 13F5 and C9, which recognize 23 kDa and 32 kDa piroplasm surface proteins, respectively, were analyzed. Antigenic differences were observed among parasites from different parasitemia peaks during persistent infection when cattle were infected with sporozoites. Results of two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the 23 and 32 kDa proteins were expressed in all samples tested, regardless of their reactivities with the monoclonal antibodies. In contrast, parasites obtained from cattle inoculated with parasitized erythrocytes showed no antigenic alteration over a 2 month observation period. The results suggest that antigenic alteration of T. sergenti during persistent infection is related to whether the parasites proliferate through extraerythrocytic schizont stage in cattle or sporozoite and other sexual stages in tick vector.
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- W Z Zhuang
- Department of Epizootiology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Matsuba T, Sugimoto C, Hattori M, Sako Y, Fujisaki K, Onuma M. Expression of a 32 kilodalton Theileria sergenti piroplasm surface protein by recombinant baculoviruses. Int J Parasitol 1995; 25:939-43. [PMID: 8550294 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00023-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Previous studies detected a single amino acid substitution (Ala196 to Gly196) between cDNA clones encoding a 32 kDa antigen (p32) of Theileria sergenti (Chitose stock) obtained from a persistently infected calf. In this study, 2 different recombinant baculoviruses (pAc/p32-Ala196 and pAc/p32-Gly196) were constructed for the expression of p32. Molecular masses of the polypeptides produced in Spodoptera frugiperda cells infected with the recombinant baculoviruses were the same as that of authentic p32. pAc/p32-Ala196 produced additional polypeptides, with molecular masses higher than 32 kDa, which resulted from differential N-glycosylation as revealed by endo N-glycosidase treatment. The results indicate that a single amino acid substitution may lead to a conformational change in p32 which affected post-translational modification of recombinant products.
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- T Matsuba
- Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Shiels BR, d'Oliveira C, McKellar S, Ben-Miled L, Kawazu S, Hide G. Selection of diversity at putative glycosylation sites in the immunodominant merozoite/piroplasm surface antigen of Theileria parasites. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1995; 72:149-62. [PMID: 8538686 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)00074-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The immunodominant merozoite/piroplasm surface antigen of Theileria parasites has potential as a diagnostic reagent and as a component of a sub-unit vaccine. This molecule is known to be antigenically diverse, and it is important to determine the nature and extent of this heterogeneity. In the present study nucleotide sequences, representing alleles of the gene (Tams1) encoding this molecule in Theileria annulata were compared to each other and to sequences of homologous genes in Theileria sergenti, Theileria buffeli and Theileria parva. This analysis revealed that a region of the polypeptide which contains putative N-linked glycosylation sites is particularly diverse and, in analogy to retroviral systems, may indicate selection of variable glycosylation sites or amino acid epitopes to evade the bovine immune response. This conclusion was also made from the results of a phylogenetic analysis which compared the variable region of the genes with a second region, which appeared to show no bias for diversity or functional constraint. The results indicated that the variable sequence encoding putative glycosylation sites has diverged, both within and between Theileria species, at a much faster rate than the rest of the molecule. Southern blot analysis of T. annulata populations from within a single geographical region detected six possible variant Tams1 alleles. However, a correlation between restriction-fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns detected by the Tams1-1 gene probe and geographical location could not be made. In addition, although a high prevalence of one particular RFLP was found, this is unlikely to be the result of a clonal population structure, as we present evidence for significant parasite genotypic variability within a single endemic region.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigenic Variation/genetics
- Antigens, Protozoan/genetics
- Antigens, Protozoan/immunology
- Antigens, Protozoan/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Cattle
- DNA, Protozoan/genetics
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genes, Protozoan
- Glycosylation
- Immunodominant Epitopes/genetics
- Immunodominant Epitopes/immunology
- Immunodominant Epitopes/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Recombination, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Species Specificity
- Theileria/genetics
- Theileria/immunology
- Theileria/metabolism
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- B R Shiels
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Glasgow, UK
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Uilenberg G. International collaborative research: significance of tick-borne hemoparasitic diseases to world animal health. Vet Parasitol 1995; 57:19-41. [PMID: 7597784 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(94)03107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A general review is given of the tick-borne hemoparasitic diseases of greatest economic importance in ruminants, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, theileriosis and cowdriosis, each caused by one or more species of hemoparasites. Most affected are cattle and small ruminants, buffalo are more resistant and little is known regarding camels. The situation varies from one continent or region to another. Innate and breed susceptibility to these diseases are of tremendous importance. Disease in the field cannot be considered separated from the whole complex of tick-borne diseases and from the ticks themselves, particularly if the aim is to attain endemic stability. International coordination is needed now that research funds are scarce. An appendix contains tables with hemoparasites of various domestic animals and notes with background details.
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Tsuji N, Fujisaki K. Development in vitro of free-living infective larvae to the parasitic stage of Strongyloides venezuelensis by temperature shift. Parasitology 1994; 109 ( Pt 5):643-8. [PMID: 7831099 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000076526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Free-living infective larvae Strongyloides venezuelensis were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium at 25 and 37 degrees C, and development to the parasitic stage was evaluated using morphological, protein and antigenicity criteria. Few larvae cultured at 25 degrees C showed development whereas, in most of the larvae cultured at 37 degrees C, there appeared characteristic changes such as a bulb-like head and droplets under the cuticle with an increase of body width of the larvae. The results obtained from two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) revealed that the protein spot patterns of the larvae cultured at 25 and 37 degrees C were differentiated by 17 specific spots. In addition, Western blot analysis combined with 2D-PAGE for reaction with serum obtained from an infected rat revealed that protein spots showing immunodominant antigen at 37 degrees C were almost the same as those of the larvae recovered from the rats rather than those of the larvae at 25 degrees C. These results strongly suggested that a temperature shift from 25 to 37 degrees C has an important role in the development of free-living infective larvae to the parasitic stage of S. venezuelensis. The culture system established in the present study was useful for biological and biochemical studies in the development from/of the free-living to the parasitic stage of Strongyloides species.
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- N Tsuji
- National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, Japan
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Ngumi PN, Lesan AC, Williamson SM, Awich JR, Morzaria SP, Dolan TT, Shaw MK, Young AS. Isolation and preliminary characterisation of a previously unidentified Theileria parasite of cattle in Kenya. Res Vet Sci 1994; 57:1-9. [PMID: 7973080 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5288(94)90073-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A Theileria parasite was isolated from cattle on a ranch in Kenya where it caused mild theileriosis in approximately one third of the cattle exposed to natural tick challenge. The parasite was isolated by inoculation of blood into two experimental cattle. Blood from one of these cattle was used to infect two splenectomised cattle which developed high piroplasm parasitaemias and severe anaemia. A blood stabilate was prepared from one of the splenectomised cattle and produced high parasitaemias in splenectomised cattle. Immunofluorescence tests showed that the unidentified Theileria species was distinct from other African Theileria and Babesia species of cattle. The Theileria species was shown to be antigenically distinct by means of species-specific monoclonal antibodies. The piroplasma stage was relatively large for a Theileria parasite and erythrocyte infections were usually associated with veils and bars. The salivary glands of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, R pulchellus, R evertsi and Amblyomma variegatum fed on parasitaemic cattle did not become infected and these ticks failed to transmit the parasite. It was concluded that this parasite represented a new species of cattle Theileria in Kenya.
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- P N Ngumi
- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Muguga, Kenya
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Tanaka M, Onoe S, Matsuba T, Katayama S, Yamanaka M, Yonemichi H, Hiramatsu K, Baek BK, Sugimoto C, Onuma M. Detection of Theileria sergenti infection in cattle by polymerase chain reaction amplification of parasite-specific DNA. J Clin Microbiol 1993; 31:2565-9. [PMID: 8253950 PMCID: PMC265937 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.31.10.2565-2569.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A pair of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, designed from the gene encoding a 32-kDa intraerythrocytic piroplasm surface protein of Theileria sergenti, were used to amplify parasite DNA from the blood of T. sergenti-infected cattle by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR-amplified DNA was examined by electrophoresis and by dot blot or microplate hybridization using a parasite-specific cDNA probe. PCR was specific for T. sergenti, since no amplification was detected with DNA from Anaplasma centrale, Babesia ovata, uninfected erythrocytes, and leukocytes. This method was sensitive enough to detect about 4.5 parasites per microliters of blood with a 10-microliters sample volume. Moreover, of 66 specimens from grazing cattle, 40 were microscopically positive, whereas PCR revealed that 54 samples were positive. Therefore, PCR provides a useful diagnostic tool for detecting T. sergenti-infected cattle, and it is significantly more sensitive than the current methods.
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- M Tanaka
- Division of Veterinary Microbiology, Kyoto Biken Laboratories, Japan
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Uilenberg G, Dobbelaere DA, de Gee AL, Koch HT. Progress in research on tick-borne diseases: theileriosis and heartwater. Vet Q 1993; 15:48-54. [PMID: 8372422 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1993.9694371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The rapid population growth in subsaharan Africa necessitates a great increase in animal production in the more humid zones. Vector-borne diseases occurring in these zones will assume more importance, but are difficult to control. They include theileriosis and heartwater. Recent developments in research on these diseases are presented. Indigenous animal populations in endemic areas, subjected to natural selection, are far less susceptible than exotic stock. Heartwater, caused by the rickettsia Cowdria ruminantium, transmitted by Amblyomma ticks, causes high mortality in exotic ruminants. It has received much attention in recent years, partly because the disease has been introduced from Africa into the Caribbean and threatens the American mainland. Since the recent success of in vitro culture, much progress in research has been made, but so far prevention still relies mainly on acaricidal tick control; an infection and treatment method is used on a limited scale. Antigenic diversity is a complication for immunization procedures. Theileria parva (East Coast fever, Corridor disease and January disease) and T.annulata (Mediterranean or tropical theileriosis) are the most pathogenic of the 6 species of this protozoan genus that infect cattle. Great progress has been made in recent years in knowledge on the immunology, the epidemiology, the taxonomy and the chemotherapy of theileriosis. Intensive acaricidal tick control can now be supplemented by an attenuated schizont vaccine against T.annulata, while immunization against East Coast fever is carried out on a limited scale using virulent sporozoite infection and treatment. Research on recombinant vaccines is promising. Antigenic diversity in T.parva is a serious complication.
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- G Uilenberg
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Département d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire (CIRAD-EMVT), Maisons-Alfort
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Fujisaki K, Kamio T, Kawazu S, Shimizu S, Simura K. Theileria sergenti: experimental transmission by the long-nosed cattle louse, Linognathus vituli. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 1993; 87:217-8. [PMID: 8561530 DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1993.11812757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- K Fujisaki
- First Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, Japan
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Zhuang WZ, Kubota S, Sugimoto C, Onuma M. Characterization of epitopes on a 32 kDa merozoite surface protein of Theileria sergenti. Parasite Immunol 1993; 15:113-9. [PMID: 7680447 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1993.tb00590.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Epitopes on a 32 kDa protein, which is an immunodominant major surface protein of Theileria sergenti, recognized by anti-merozoite monoclonal antibodies were characterized. The results of a competitive binding assay between monoclonal antibodies indicated that there were at least three epitopes in this protein. The presence of repeated epitopes was suggested by using two-site enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The protein was partitioned into the detergent phase of Triton X-114 extracts, indicating that the 32 kDa protein is an integral membrane protein. Periodate treatment of 32 kDa protein implies that one epitope of the epitopes recognized by monoclonal antibody has a carbohydrate moiety.
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- W Z Zhuang
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Kawazu S, Sugimoto C, Kamio T, Fujisaki K. Analysis of the genes encoding immunodominant piroplasm surface proteins of Theileria sergenti and Theileria buffeli by nucleotide sequencing and polymerase chain reaction. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1992; 56:169-75. [PMID: 1474995 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(92)90164-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The nucleotide sequences of the cDNAs encoding a 33-kDa piroplasm protein of Theileria sergenti (p33) and a similar protein of Theileria buffeli (p34) were determined. Both of the genes contained an open reading frame of 849 base pairs. The predicted amino acid sequence of p33 and p34, consisting of 283 residues, showed 82% similarity. A transmembrane hydrophobic domain and signal peptides were predicted. The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify p33/34 genes from the piroplasm DNA of T. sergenti, T. buffeli and Theileria orientalis. Following amplification, p33 and p34 genes were clearly differentiated using the restriction enzymes sites that were not shared between them. These results indicated that p33 and p34 were conserved molecules among these Theileria species, and the genes that encode p33/34 proteins were suitable for discrimination of T. sergenti from T. buffeli/T. orientalis.
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- S Kawazu
- National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, Japan
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