DNA of Theileria orientalis, T. equi and T. capreoli in stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans).

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:From a veterinary-medical point of view, the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, is perhaps the economically most important blood-sucking muscoid fly species (Diptera: Muscidae), owing to its worldwide occurrence, frequently high local abundance, direct harm caused to livestock, pet animals and humans, as well as its vector role. Considering the latter in the context of protozoan parasites, the stable fly is a mechanical vector of trypanosomes and Besnoitia besnoiti. However, its role as a vector of piroplasms appears to be seldom studied, despite old data suggesting mechanical transmission of babesiae by dipteran flies. METHODS:In this study 395 stable flies (and one Haematobia stimulans) were collected at a cattle farm with known history of bovine theileriosis, and at further nin

SUBMITTER: Hornok S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7144340 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature