Seroepidemiological Investigation of Equine Piroplasmosis in Specific Equine Disease-free in Guangzhou area
Abstract：In order to found the Specific disease-free Zone for hosting the horse racing during Guangzhou Asian Game, an investigation for the sero prevalence of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in this objective area and the adjacent domains (Dongguan and Shenzhen city) in Guangdong province was conducted. An ELISA and the smear microscopy methods were used. The results showed that there were some positive detection rates of antibodies specific to Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi respectively in Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen. However, these seropositive racings had no any clinical findings, and no parasites were found by the blood smear microscopy.
Keywords：Equine PiroplasmosisAntibody detectionEpidemiological investigation
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 17-19 )