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diagnosis of anaplasmosis in formalin-fixed tissue using the wolbach's giemsa stain. 19892484932
[ticks and hemoparasitoses of livestock in senegal. iii. the northern sudan area].the authors describe the results of a study on ticks and hemoparasitoses of cattle and small ruminants in the senegalese north-sudanian area. for 15 months, 40 bovine, 40 sheep and 40 goats received a routine dipping treatment, aimed at the determination of the tick population dynamics together with an accurate localization of the preferential sites for the different species. the following parasites were collected from the animals: hyalomma marginatum rufipes, h. truncatum, rhipicephalus lunulat ...19892485548
erythrocyte osmotic fragility and cation concentrations during experimentally induced bovine anaplasmosis.1. the osmotic fragility, the concentrations of na, k and ca, the osmolality and the total atpase activity of bovine erythrocytes from uninfected and anaplasma marginale-infected bovines were studied in an attempt to correlate these parameters with the decrease in the cellular atp concentration reported during bovine anaplasmosis. 2. the osmotic fragility found in infected bovine erythrocytes, at 0.52% nacl, was about two times greater than that observed in non-infected bovines. the increase in ...19892574096
cloned dna probes identify anaplasma ovis in goats and reveal a high prevalence of infection.anaplasma organisms are observed in erythrocytes from goats with anemia and weight loss in kenya. three anaplasmas have been isolated in nature, anaplasma ovis, anaplasma marginale, and anaplasma centrale. the two recognized species, a. ovis and a. marginale, are known to infect goats. since only a. ovis causes clinical disease in goats, the anaplasma species in goats in kenya were identified. to detect a. ovis, a 9.6-kilobase-pair section of genomic dna was cloned into pbr322 (pao12a) and was u ...19892592538
infectivity and antigenicity of anaplasma marginale from tick cell culture.the infectivity and immunogenicity of anaplasma marginale grown in a tick cell culture from embryonic dermacentor variabilis ticks were assessed in splenectomized and intact calves, respectively. culture 1 consisted of the cell line inoculated with midguts of adult ticks infected with the mississippi isolate of a marginale and dissected 5 to 10 days after repletion and detachment from an experimentally infected calf. cultures 2 and 3 consisted of the cell line inoculated with midguts of ticks in ...19892610428
vaccines for parasitic infections. 19892648776
seroepidemiology of anaplasma marginale in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from louisiana.antibodies to anaplasma marginale were detected by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifa) in six of 331 (2%) serum samples of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from louisiana. none of the serum samples were positive using the a. marginale modified rapid card agglutination test. of the six ifa positive sera retested by the complement fixation test four sera gave anticomplementary and two gave seropositive reactions. the low a. marginale reactor rate in this white-tailed deer popula ...19892668567
seroprevalence of anaplasmosis in the red river plains and south-east areas of louisiana.the indirect fluorescent antibody test was used to detect antibodies to anaplasma marginale in serum samples collected from cattle in the red river plains and south-east areas of louisiana. convenience sampling of herd clusters was used. a reactor rate of 7.8% was found in 11,085 samples. beef cattle had a 11.2% reactor rate compared with 3.8% for dairy cattle. the angus and angus cross-breed group had the highest reactor rate.19892675458
anaplasma marginale in tick cell culture.anaplasma marginale was propagated in a tick cell line derived from dermacentor variabilis embryos. the rickettsial organism was identified and monitored in culture by transmission electron microscopy and the indirect immunofluorescence technique, using specific monoclonal antibodies. inoculation of the embryonic tick cell line with midguts of infected adult ticks (culture 1), nymphal ticks (culture 2) and adult ticks that were infected as nymphs and dissected as adults (culture 3) resulted in 3 ...19892692483
heterologous antibody responses of calves to anaplasma centrale and a. marginale.antigens of anaplasma centrale, onderstepoort isolate, and a. marginale, wacol isolate, were analysed by a western blotting technique. sera from a. centrale-infected calves reacted to 41- and 38-kda antigens in a. centrale and a 41-kda antigen in a. marginale. serum collected during the primary reaction from an a. marginale-infected calf reacted only to the 41-kda antigen of a. marginale; heterologous antibody response to the 41-kda antigen of a. centrale did occur later during the infection, bu ...19892728329
detection of babesia bigemina in cattle by a radioimmunoassay incorporating specifically depleted antigen.it was observed that mild acidification (ph less than 4.0) together with solvent extraction of the soluble sonicate of a crude preparation of babesia bigemina infected cattle erythrocytes caused a quantitative loss of b. bigemina-specific antigen. cross-reacting antigen activities with babesia bovis remained intact. these properties were utilized in an assay system wherein antibody response to the specifically depleted antigen preparation was subtracted from the response to the initial crude pre ...19892763443
infectivity of cryopreserved babesia bovis, babesia bigemina and anaplasma centrale for cattle after thawing, dilution and incubation at 30 degrees c.blood containing either babesia bovis, babesia bigemina or anaplasma centrale was mixed with an equal volume of 3 m glycerol in phosphate-buffered saline with or without glucose and then stored in liquid nitrogen for 2-30 days. after being thawed, the parasitized blood was subjected to various procedures, including dilution up to 1000-fold followed by incubation at 30 or 4 degrees c for 8 h, before infectivity of the parasites was tested in a total of 70 cattle. the results showed that the blood ...19892763444
enzymes of oxidant defence system of leucocytes and erythrocytes in bovine anaplasmosis.the glutathione oxidant defence system in leucocytes and erythrocytes of six anaplasma marginale-infected calves was examined by assaying glutathione peroxidase (gsh-px), glutathione reductase (gssg-r), reduced glutathione (gsh) and superoxide dismutase (sod). in addition, gsh-s-transferase and arginase levels were measured in leucocytes. there was a significant decline in the activities of leucocyte gsh-px, gssg-r and sod in the post-patent period; whereas arginase activity rose significantly f ...19892763451
epidemiologic investigation and control of an epizootic of anaplasmosis in cattle in winter.an epizootic of anaplasmosis affecting 18 of 90 beef cows in winter on a western illinois ranch was investigated to determine the probable source and mode of transmission. the cause of the epizootic was anaplasma caudatum. cows were classified as sick, convalescent, or carrier on the basis of blood smear, complement fixation, or modified rapid card agglutination test results. patterns of movement did not suggest a common exposure prior to assembly of cattle at the affected ranch. the combination ...19892777688
transstadial and attempted transovarial transmission of anaplasma marginale by dermacentor variabilis.transstadial and transovarial transmission of anaplasma marginale by dermacentor variabilis were attempted with with ticks exposed to the organism once by feeding as larvae or nymphs, and twice by feeding as larvae and nymphs. typical colonies of a marginale were in gut tissues of adults that were infected as larvae, larvae and nymphs, and as nymphs; repeated exposure of ticks did not appear to result in an increase in the number of colonies in the gut of subsequently molted adults nor did it af ...19892782719
detection of colonies of anaplasma marginale in salivary glands of three dermacentor spp infected as nymphs or adults.salivary glands from males of 3 dermacentor species (d andersoni, d variabilis and d occidentalis) that were infected with either the virginia or idaho isolate of anaplasma marginale as nymphs or adults were examined for colonies of a marginale by use of light and electron microscopy. prior to dissection of salivary glands, exposed ticks were held at 25 c for 15 to 18 days, followed by a 3-day incubation at 37 c. ticks of 2 species transmitted a marginale to calves; the third tick species was co ...19892782720
immunization of cattle with the msp-1 surface protein complex induces protection against a structurally variant anaplasma marginale isolate.the anaplasma marginale surface protein complex msp-1 of the florida isolate is composed of a 105-kilodalton (kda) polypeptide, which bears a neutralization-sensitive epitope, and a 100-kda polypeptide. antigenically similar polypeptides in the okanogan, wash. (washington-o), isolate msp-1 are 86 and 100 kda, respectively. immunization of cattle with florida isolate msp-1 induced antibody titers to both msp-1 polypeptides and protected cattle against homologous and heterologous challenge.19892807542
molecular basis for surface antigen size polymorphisms and conservation of a neutralization-sensitive epitope in anaplasma marginale.anaplasmosis is one of several tick-borne diseases severely constraining cattle production and usage in many parts of the world. cattle can be protected from anaplasmosis by immunization with major surface protein 1, a surface protein of anaplasma marginale carrying a neutralization-sensitive epitope. marked size polymorphisms exist among different isolates of a. marginale in the amf105 subunit of major surface protein 1, yet all isolates still contain the neutralization-sensitive epitope. to cl ...19901691504
identification of a theileria mutans-specific antigen for use in an antibody and antigen detection elisa.purified piroplasms of theileria mutans were used to immunize balb/c mice to generate monoclonal antibodies (moabs). the moabs recognized an antigen of a relative molecular mass of 32 kda in western blots. this antigen was also recognized by sera from cattle which had recovered naturally from experimental tick-transmission or infections induced by the blood stages of t. mutans. the moabs did not react, in indirect immunofluorescence or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (elisa), with the common ...19901698274
frozen and fresh anaplasma centrale vaccines in the protection of cattle against anaplasma marginale infection.the immunity induced by frozen and fresh anaplasma centrale vaccines against anaplasmosis caused by a. marginale was tested in 12-month old friesian steers. a. centrale parasitaemia occurred in all cattle inoculated with both types of vaccine. the average maximal decrease in pcv for the frozen and fresh vaccines was 41.0 and 40.3% respectively. all cattle recovered spontaneously. vaccinated and control steers of the same age were challenged six months later with doses of 10(6), 10(7) or 10(8) a. ...19902092348
interaction between parasite and tick vector.interaction of tick vectors with borrelia species including b. burgdorferi, rickettsias and piroplasms has been demonstrated by describing selected phenomena. in particular, the various environments inside the tick vector have been considered, including the midgut lumen, gut epithelial cells, body cavities and tissues. intracellular parasitism occurs in different compartments of the host cell: parasitophorous vacuoles (anaplasma marginale), phagolysosomes (coxiella spp.), cytoplasm (rickettsia, ...19902120142
immunodiagnosis of and immunoprophylaxis against the haemoparasites babesia sp. and anaplasma sp. in domestic animals.the haemoparasites babesia bovis and anaplasma marginale are extremely important pathogens of cattle, affecting more than 300 million animals worldwide. species of less importance affect cattle, dogs, horses and sheep. no vaccine is available for widespread usage. this review summarises existing immunodiagnostic and immunoprophylactic methods currently available for these diseases and reports on future immunoprophylactic methods.19902132684
[natural anaplasma marginale infection in 2 cattle herds with different levels of boophilus microplus tick infestation].the dynamics of natural infections by anaplasma marginale was studied in two adjacent dairy farms with different levels of boophilus microplus infestation. the farms were located in the enzootic area of bovine anaplasmosis of the northwest of argentina. the study was carried out in 35 calves from birth in march-august 1985 to march 1986. the infection rate by a. marginale was evaluated by the observation of blood films and by determination of specific antibodies. the degree of infestation by b. ...19902132783
[incidence of trypanosomiasis on wildlife of a game ranch in burkina faso].blood samples from 203 wild animals kept on a game ranch in burkina faso were examined by the "buffy coat" technique following microhaematocrite centrifugation in capillary tubes. anaemia was assessed according to the value of packed cell volume (pcv). a thin smear and thick blood film from each animal were prepared and examined for detection of babesia, anaplasma, theileria, microfilaria. the infection rate and parasitaemia were assessed in each animal species. for each animal species examined, ...19902132786
australian frozen vaccines for the control of babesiosis and anaplasmosis in cattle--a review. 19902181745
the indirect fluorescent antibody test for bovine anaplasmosis.an indirect fluorescent antibody test was used successfully for the serodiagnosis of experimental anaplasma infections in cattle. specific antibodies were detected three to ten days after anaplasma bodies were found in the blood, and persisted at least 15 weeks post-infection. an american and an african stock of a. marginale were used to prepare antigens, and gave comparable results when tested on sera positive to either of these stocks, as well as to an a. central-like stock from korea. there w ...19902194363
tick-borne diseases of cattle in paraguay. ii. immunisation against anaplasmosis and babesiosis.a total of 102 susceptible adult holstein friesian cattle imported into an area of paraguay where anaplasmosis and babesiosis are endemic were immunised by infection with anaplasma centrale and attenuated forms of babesia bigemina and babesia bovis obtained from uruguay. the results indicated that the attenuated forms of both babesia species protected cattle against heterologous field challenge whereas a. centrale did not invariably confer sufficient protection against a field challenge of a. ma ...19902196724
[ticks and hemoparasitic diseases in cattle in senegal. iv. the southern sudan area].the authors report on the results of an investigation on ticks and hemoparasitoses of cattle, sheep and goats in the south sudanian area of senegal. systematic routine dipping against ticks of cattle, 40 sheep and 40 goats was set during 15 months, with a view to determine the population dynamics together with an acurate localization of the different species concerned. the following parasites were collected from these ruminants: amblyomma variegatum, boophilus geigyi, hyalomma truncatum, h. m. r ...19902218038
use of the dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with isolated anaplasma marginale initial bodies for serodiagnosis of anaplasmosis in cattle.isolated anaplasma marginale initial bodies were successfully used in a dot elisa for rapid detection of antibodies to anaplasma organisms. the enzyme immunoassay used only 25 ng of antigen dotted onto nitrocellulose disks. antigen-antibody complexes were detected by use of alkaline phosphatase-conjugated protein a, and reactions were read visually after addition of a precipitable, chromogenic substrate. the test allowed the processing of multiple sera, either for screening or for titer determin ...19902240769
recombinant dna probe detecting eperythrozoon suis in swine blood.a genomic library to eperythrozoon suis dna was constructed in lambda gt11, and from this library, e suis clone ksu-2 was identified as a potential diagnostic probe. in hybridization experiments that used 100-microliters samples of blood collected in chaotropic salt solutions, the ksu-2 probe hybridized strongly with purified e suis organisms and blood samples from splenectomized swine that were parasitized with e suis. however, the probe under stringent conditions did not give radiographic indi ...19902240802
an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for the detection of antibodies to anaplasma centrale and anaplasma marginale.an enzyme-linked immunoassay (elisa) was applied to detect antibodies to a. centrale and a. marginale using homologous and heterologous antigens. the assay was compared with the indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) test, and although a similar degree of sensitivity was obtained, the elisa test had several advantages. partially purified anaplasma initial bodies used for antigen preparations contained negligible amounts of residual erythrocytic material, and did not interfere with the specificity o ...19902247936
comparison of a dna probe, complement-fixation and indirect immunofluorescence tests for diagnosing anaplasma marginale in suspected carrier cattle.most estimates of the prevalence of anaplasmosis have been based on serologic data using the complement-fixation (cf) and/or card agglutination tests. since these tests are considered to be only about 50 percent reliable for detecting carrier cattle in enzootically stable herds, the need for more sensitive diagnostic tests is widely recognized. the objective in the present study was to compare the sensitivity of the cf test with that of the indirect immunofluorescence (iif) test and a recently d ...19902260275
development of a recombinant anaplasma marginale dna probe.an anaplasma marginale dna probe has been developed by using an improved method for the isolation of genomic dna. purified genomic a. marginale dna from the st. croix isolate was partially digested with sau 3a1 into fragments (greater than or equal to 5.0 kb). the restriction fragments were cloned using standard techniques in the pbr322 vector and used to transform e. coli (dh5) host cells. the recombinant a. marginale dna library was screened by the colony lifting procedure. colonies containing ...19902260276
concurrent infection with theileria buffeli caused depression of parasitaemia in babesia bovis and anaplasma centrale infections in splenectomised calves but not in b bigemina infections.in five experiments undertaken in splenectomised calves it was found that theileria buffeli infections depressed the parasitaemias of superimposed babesia bovis and anaplasma centrale infections, but not b bigemina infections. the course of a centrale infections did not appear to be affected by a concurrent eperythrozoon teganodes infection.19902267426
post-thawing viability of vaccines for bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis cryopreserved with glycerol.live frozen vaccines containing babesia bovis, babesia bigemina or anaplasma centrale were prepared using glycerol as cryoprotectant and stored in liquid nitrogen. the viability of the vaccines was tested inoculating calves 1 h (n = 12), 2 h (n = 12), 12 h (n = 6) and 24 h (n = 6) after thawing. babesia bovis and a. centrale were detected in thin and/or thick blood smears in all vaccinated calves; however, 1 of 12 calves inoculated 1 h after thawing and 3 of 6 calves inoculated 24 h after thawin ...19902267730
methods currently used for the control of anaplasmosis and babesiosis: their validity and proposals for future control strategies.four alternative approaches to the control of anaplasmosis and babesiosis as a complex of diseases are identified: no active control, tick control, immunization, and chemoprophylaxis. these methods may be utilized in one of five strategies: tick eradication with or without concurrent immunization, tick reduction with or without concurrent immunization or no active control. factors influencing the choice of strategy are discussed.19902284136
intermediate site of development of anaplasma marginale in feeding adult dermacentor andersoni ticks that were infected as nymphs.the development of anaplasma marginale in midgut epithelial cells was studied in feeding, transmitting adult dermacentor andersoni ticks. laboratory-reared ticks experimentally infected as nymphs were allowed to feed from 1 to 9 days on susceptible calves. gut tissues from ticks were collected on each day they fed (total, 9 days) and were processed for light and transmission electron microscopy. colonies of a marginale were abundant during the first 6 days of feeding, after which numbers decreas ...19902301812
cyclic rickettsemia during persistent anaplasma marginale infection of cattle.submicroscopic levels of anaplasma marginale rickettsemia in persistently infected cattle were determined by using nucleic acid hybridization. within individuals, the rickettsemia levels steadily increased from less than 10(4) infected erythrocytes per ml to a peak of more than 10(6) infected erythrocytes per ml and then rapidly declined. this logarithmic variation parallels the variation of the rickettsemia level seen in acute infection and suggests that cyclic emergence of antigenic variants i ...19902318532
tick-borne diseases of cattle in paraguay. i. seroepidemiological studies on anaplasmosis and babesiosis.a serological survey was carried out in paraguay to determine the prevalence of antibodies to anaplasma marginale, babesia bigemina and babesia bovis. the results suggest that the parasites are widely distributed throughout the country with prevalence rates of 92% for a. marginale, 79% for b. bigemina and 71% for b. bovis. epidemiological studies on calves demonstrated that initial infection with the three blood parasites occurs in most animals within the first nine months of life. it is likely ...19902321261
seasonality of natural transmission of bovine anaplasmosis under desert mountain range conditions.splenectomized cattle and mature, spleen-intact cattle were used as sentinels in a 4-year study to assess the seasonality of naturally transmitted anaplasmosis. sentinels were exchanged and/or monitored monthly on 4 study areas of desert mountain range land in idaho, oregon, and utah. acute anaplasma infections were diagnosed in sentinels every month of the year. of 44 total infections, 29 (66%) were detected during march through august, the primary arthropod season. from december through februa ...19902329080
characterization of a repetitive dna probe for babesia bigemina.a plasmid (p16) containing a babesia bigemina dna insert was selected and labeled with 32p. this probe was evaluated for specificity and sensitivity by dot blot hybridization. the probe was specific and hybridized with only babesia bigemina dna, and not dna from babesia bovis, bovine leukocyte, trypanosoma brucei or anaplasma marginale. the dna probe detected as little as 10 pg of babesia bigemina dna. the probe hybridized with babesia bigemina isolates from mexico, the caribbean region and keny ...19902382379
estimation of the potential demand for a bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis vaccine in argentina.a survey to estimate the potential demand for a bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis vaccine was carried out by a postal questionnaire sent to 4407 veterinarians in the north and centre of argentina. twenty-three percent of the questionnaires (1047) were answered; 317 (7.2% of the total, 30% of those answered) pointed out the occurrence of the diseases and/or probable demand for the vaccine. the minimum and maximum demands were 407,892 and 982,300 doses for anaplasmosis, and 272,496 and 631,400 do ...19902382381
development and infectivity of anaplasma marginale in dermacentor andersoni nymphs.the development of anaplasma marginale was studied in dermacentor andersoni nymphs after they had fed on a calf with ascending anaplasma infection. gut tissues were collected on day 4 of tick feeding, from newly replete (fed) nymphs and on postfeeding days (pfd) 5, 10, 15, 20, and were processed for light and electron microscopy to determine density of a marginale colonies. homogenates of gut tissues were prepared from nymphs collected on the same days and inoculated into susceptible, splenectom ...19902386330
vaccine r & d at csiro's division of tropical animal production.the extensive research on animal vaccines being undertaken by the csiro division of tropical animal production in brisbane is summarised in this paper. much of the research is being developed in conjunction with commercial partners. vaccines are being developed for the cattle tick, babesia, anaplasma, sheep blowfly, buffalo fly and bovine ephemeral fever.19911367735
analysis of protein compositions and surface protein epitopes of anaplasma centrale and anaplasma marginale.protein composition was compared and epitopes were analyzed among the isolates of anaplasma centrale and a. marginale by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting using bovine antisera and monoclonal antibodies, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. common and unique proteins were found among the isolates. all isolates tested had a major surface protein with an apparent molecular weight of 38 to 40 kilodalton which had slight molecular size variations between spe ...19911713792
induction of protective immunity by using anaplasma marginale initial body membranes.anaplasma marginale initial bodies of the norton zimbabwe strain were disrupted and separated into two membrane fractions banding at 1.15 and 1.22 g/cm3 by sucrose density centrifugation. the membrane fractions differed in their morphology and polypeptide composition. membranes banding at 1.22 g/cm3 shared epitopes with surface-exposed polypeptides of the florida strain of a. marginale, confirming the outer membrane location of these polypeptides. immunization of cattle with either membrane frac ...19911715323
crossprotective immunity between the florida and a zimbabwe stock of anaplasma marginale.cattle immunised by infection with the florida stock of anaplasma marginale were protected against subsequent homologous challenge, as demonstrated by complete prevention of microscopically detectable parasitaemia. identically immunised cattle were partially protected against challenge with the norton, zimbabwe stock of a. marginale as determined by the significant prolongation of the prepatent period, a significantly lower peak parasitaemia, and a significantly lower percentage drop in haemoglo ...19911724581
mass screening of cattle sera against 14 infectious disease agents, using an elisa system for monitoring health in livestock.mass screening elisa methods were developed for testing cattle serum for antibodies against 14 common livestock diseases simultaneously. the absorbance values were transformed to a %elisa (spectrophotometric antibody end point) by a computer interfaced with a microplate reader. a histogram indicating a cutoff point and a report for the veterinarian also was generated. the computer program produced a print-out of the antibody profile for each animal tested, the antibody concentration against each ...19911767993
preliminary observations on ticks and tick-borne diseases in the north west province of cameroon. i. babesiosis and anaplasmosis.during a survey on ticks and tick-borne diseases in the north-western cameroon at the bamenda cattle market, the ticks identified were boophilus annulatus (20%) and b. decoloratus (80%). more than 50% of the ticks were collected during the dry season. of 524 blood smears 47.3% were positive for babesia bovis, 31.1% for b. bigemina and 2.2% for anaplasma marginale. 19.4% were negative.19911824132
competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for heartwater using monoclonal antibodies to a cowdria ruminantium-specific 32-kilodalton protein.hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies (mab) to cowdria ruminantium were raised. four mabs of the igg isotype reacted in western blots with a 32-kilodalton cowdria protein (cr32), which had previously been shown to be conserved and immunodominant. a fifth mab of the igm isotype recognized a 40-kda cowdria protein. the latter mab was negative in an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifa), whereas the other four were positive. mab no. 4f10b4 showed the strongest signal in western blots using ...19911871954
detection of anaplasma marginale rickettsemia prior to onset of clinical signs by using an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed by using monoclonal antibodies to conserved epitopes on the anaplasma marginale msp1a surface protein. the assay sensitivity was 1.1 (+/- 0.5)% parasitized erythrocytes, and all infected cattle were detected prior to development of 2.0%-parasitized erythrocytes. positive tests preceded the onset of anemia by a mean of 2 days. the assay was specific for anaplasmosis, as demonstrated by nonreactivity with another common hemoparasit ...19911885753
identification of anaplasma marginale long-term carrier cattle by detection of serum antibody to isolated msp-3.rapid and accurate detection of anaplasma marginale-infected cattle would enhance anaplasmosis control procedures and evaluation of vaccines. current tests based on detection of antibodies in serum are not widely used for several reasons, including the occurrence of either false-positive or false-negative results. we evaluated binding of antibodies in serum to a subunit antigen isolated from a. marginale initial bodies--major surface protein 3 (msp-3). msp-3 was detected in lysates of eight geog ...19911890178
an anaplasma centrale dna probe that differentiates between anaplasma ovis and anaplasma marginale dna.an anaplasma centrale genomic library was constructed in puc13. two clones pac5 and pac137 hybridising to a. centrale and a. marginale dna were isolated from this library. one of these, pac5, also hybridised to dna from a. ovis. the total insert of pac5 was subcloned into pbr322. this subclone, pac5-12, could detect 1 ng a. centrale, 0.5 ng a. marginale and 3.9 ng a. ovis dna. the hybridisation pattern obtained with pac5-12 on digests of a. centrale, a. marginale and a. ovis dna suggests that th ...19911897134
identification of immunodominant polypeptides common between anaplasma centrale and anaplasma marginale.high titered antibody from rabbits immunized with anaplasma centrale or from cattle recovered from a. centrale infection bound predominantly to several 33-36 kda polypeptides present in both a. centrale and the israel-nt isolate of anaplasma marginale. high titered bovine antibody against the israel-nt isolate of a. marginale also reacted predominantly with a. centrale polypeptides in this size range. the immunodominance of the 33-36 kda polypeptides and their cross-reactivity indicate that thes ...19911949581
16s ribosomal dna amplification for phylogenetic study.a set of oligonucleotide primers capable of initiating enzymatic amplification (polymerase chain reaction) on a phylogenetically and taxonomically wide range of bacteria is described along with methods for their use and examples. one pair of primers is capable of amplifying nearly full-length 16s ribosomal dna (rdna) from many bacterial genera; the additional primers are useful for various exceptional sequences. methods for purification of amplified material, direct sequencing, cloning, sequenci ...19911987160
efficacy of purified anaplasma marginale initial bodies as a vaccine against anaplasmosis.anaplasma marginale initial bodies of the florida strain were purified from infected erythrocytes using a combination of ultrasonic disruption, nonionic detergent and differential centrifugation. immunochemical analysis revealed at least 12 a. marginale proteins in the molecular mass (m) range 81-15 kda with a prominent band at 38 kda. several of these proteins remained insoluble in the presence of nonionic detergent. preparations of purified anaplasma initial bodies contained negligible erythro ...19912027888
serologic survey for selected microbial pathogens in bison from kansas.a serologic survey was conducted on an american bison (bison bison) herd in kansas for antibodies against brucella spp., leptospira interrogans serovar canicola, pomona, grippotyphosa, icterohaemorrhagiae, and hardjo, anaplasma spp., bluetongue virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus. there was an increase in prevalence of bluetongue antibodies from 38% in 1987 to 100% in 1989 in animals greater than or equal to 24-mo-old. prevalences of antibodies against ...19911656107
the msp1 beta multigene family of anaplasma marginale: nucleotide sequence analysis of an expressed copy.a gene for the beta subunit of the immunoprotective surface antigen msp-1 of anaplasma marginale was previously cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. a nucleic acid probe based on this gene detects a. marginale infection in carrier cattle and in the tick vector. we report here the sequence and structural features of the cloned msp1 beta gene and expressed polypeptide. the gene codes for a polypeptide of 756 amino acids that contains domains of tandemly repeated sequence and glutamine-rich re ...19911671779
anaplasma marginale in lepus nigricollis (blanford) treated with oxytetracycline.the objective of this study was to test the efficiency and acceptability of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (otc) in anaplasmosis. five mg otc was the only drug given subcutaneous twice by a week to anaplasmotized lepus nigricollis. the therapeutic results were judged in relation to the parasitized erythrocytes (pe) present, assessment of the clinical acceptability of otc was perfect in anaplasmosis (anaplasma marginale).199116414686
serological and immunological studies with a hexane extract of babesia bovis-infected erythrocytes.antigenic and immunogenic activities of a hexane extract from babesia bovis-infected erythrocytes were investigated. positive elisa and ifat reactions were obtained with bovine antisera to b. bovis and b. bigemina produced by natural infection and rabbit antisera to the hexane extract, respectively. in contrast, negative elisa reactions were obtained with anaplasma marginale antisera indicating that the antigen(s) is specific for the genus babesia. the ifat clearly demonstrated that the antigen ...19921383165
detection of babesia bigemina-infected carriers by polymerase chain reaction amplification.a spei-avai fragment (0.3 kbp) from pbbi16 (a pbr322 derivative containing a 6.3-kbp babesia bigemina dna insert) was subcloned into the pbluescript phagemid vector and was sequenced by the dideoxy-mediated chain termination method. two sets of primers were designed for the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay. primer set ia-ib was used to amplify a 278-bp dna fragment, and primer set ian-ibn was used to prepare a probe directed to a site within the pcr-amplified target dna. digoxigenin-dutp wa ...19921400956
a clinical trial of buparvaquone in the treatment of east coast fever.a clinical trial was conducted to test buparvaquone (butalex; coopers pitman-moore) in the treatment of east coast fever under field conditions in kenya. data from 229 cases were analysed following treatment with one (69), two (142) or three (18) doses at 2.5 mg/kg. the majority of cattle (95.2 per cent) were exotic (bos taurus) or improved (bos taurus cross bos indicus) and 39.3 per cent were infected with anaplasma marginale. there was an overall recovery rate of 85.6 per cent, with 90.1 per c ...19921441098
development and persistence of cowdria ruminantium specific antibodies following experimental infection of cattle, as detected by the indirect fluorescent antibody test.different breeds of cattle were experimentally infected with palm river, a zimbabwean isolate, or ball-3, a south african isolate of cowdria ruminantium, derived from tissue culture or tick or blood stabilates. c. ruminantium specific antibody responses were detected by an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) using c. ruminantium-infected bovine aortic endothelial (bae) cell cultures as antigen. the first detection of antibodies to c. ruminantium generally coincided with the peak of the feb ...19921441219
epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis and babesiosis in latin america and the caribbean.the various parameters which interact in the epizootiology of babesiosis and anaplasmosis and which it is necessary to obtain in a survey are analysed and the two diseases compared. where no data are available from latin america and the caribbean, the references from australia and the united states of america are discussed. the two principal objectives of a study on the epidemiology of babesiosis and anaplasmosis are: to determine the risk of occurrence to understand the relevant factors leading ...19921472722
persistence of anaplasma marginale (rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) in male dermacentor andersoni (acari: ixodidae) transferred successively from infected to susceptible calves.the persistence of anaplasma marginale theiler in male dermacentor andersoni stiles ticks exposed to the organism as adults was studied as the ticks were successively transferred to five susceptible calves. all calves fed upon by these ticks rapidly developed clinical anaplasmosis; incubation periods of infection ranged from 19 to 26 d and did not change significantly with successive feedings. development of a. marginale in tick midgut and salivary glands was followed daily during tick feeding ( ...19921495076
anaplasma marginale: failure of sera from immune cattle to confer protection in passive-transfer experiments.high levels of immunity to anaplasma marginale were induced in cattle either by vaccination using sonically disrupted a. marginale-infected erythrocytes or by repeated infection with different strains of the rickettsia. in both instances, high levels of anti-a. marginale antibody were detected in the sera of the immune cattle by immunoblotting. serum from one animal that had been made immune by repeated infection was transferred intravenously to a. marginale-susceptible calves (three non-splenec ...19921495919
a specific dna probe which identifies babesia bovis in whole blood.a genomic library of babesia bovis dna from the mexican strain m was constructed in plasmid pun121 and cloned in escherichia coli. several recombinants which hybridized strongly to radioactively labeled b. bovis genomic dna in an in situ screening were selected and further analyzed for those which specifically hybridized to b. bovis dna. it was found that pmu-b1 had the highest sensitivity, detecting 25 pg of purified b. bovis dna, and 300 parasites in 10 microliters of whole infected blood, or ...19921496779
immunisation of cattle against theileriosis in nakuru district of kenya by infection and treatment and the introduction of unconventional tick control.one hundred and one cross european-boran cattle (50 cows and 51 calves), on a farm in nakuru district, kenya, were immunised against theileriosis using theileria parva lawrencei and theileria parva parva stocks from another district of kenya. the stabilates used were t.p.lawrencei (mara iii) used at 10(-1.7) dilution and t.p.parva (kilae) used at 10(-1.0) dilution. the stabilates were combined and inoculated simultaneously with a short-acting formulation of oxytetracycline hydrochloride given in ...19921496782
serologic survey for selected arboviruses and other potential pathogens in wildlife from mexico.during 1988 and 1989, a serologic survey of wildlife was conducted in northeastern mexico to determine the presence, prevalence, and distribution of arboviruses and other selected disease agents. eighty mammal specimens were tested. antibodies to vesicular stomatitis-indiana, venezuelan equine encephalitis-mena ii, rio grande virus, and vesicular stomatitis-new jersey were detected predominantly in small mammals. deer and mouflon (ovis musimon) had antibodies to bluetongue and epizootic hemorrha ...19921512876
anaplasmosis in uganda. iii. parasitological and serological evidence of anaplasma infection in ugandan goats.randomly selected goat sera from north-western, central, and south-western regions of uganda were analyzed parasitologically and serologically for evidence of anaplasmosis. prevalence rates of 3.2% by parasitemia, 4.8% by card-agglutination test, and 12.9% by dot-elisa combined with western blotting were established. parasitologically positive samples were consistently serologically positive. positive samples were all from either the north-western or south-western regions of the country. goats i ...19921513596
sequence of a putative glutathione synthetase ii gene and flanking regions from anaplasma centrale.the complete nucleotide sequence of a putative glutathione synthetase gene (gsh ii) has been determined from anaplasma centrale. the predicted 308 amino acid protein has a molecular weight of 34,222 and is 32% identical to the enzyme, glutathione synthetase (ec 6.3.2.3), encoded by escherichia coli gsh ii. the previously proposed atp-binding site is not highly conserved. the putative glutathione synthetase gene (gsh ii) is preceded by an unassigned open reading frame. downstream of gsh ii is the ...19921540152
susceptibility of two rocky mountain bighorn sheep to experimental infection with anaplasma ovis.in north america, the role of wild ruminants in the epidemiology of anaplasmosis has not been clearly defined. such information is particularly meager in regard to bighorn sheep. we report the susceptibility of two rocky mountain bighorn sheep (ovis canadensis canadensis) to experimental infection with a well characterized field isolate of anaplasma ovis obtained from domestic sheep in idaho. both bighorn sheep developed infection resulting in severe clinical disease, with relatively high parasi ...19921548791
development of anaplasma ovis (rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) in male dermacentor andersoni (acari: ixodidae) transferred from infected to susceptible sheep.the development of anaplasma ovis was studied in dermacentor andersoni males transferred from infected to susceptible sheep. laboratory-reared male d. andersoni were allowed to feed for 6 d on a sheep with ascending a. ovis parasitemia. the ticks were removed and held at room temperature in a humidity chamber for 6 d, after which they were allowed to feed on five susceptible sheep for 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 d. gut and salivary glands were collected from ticks during the 21-d experiment and examined wi ...19921552534
a cloned dna probe for cowdria ruminantium hybridizes with eight heartwater strains and detects infected sheep.the dna probe pcs20, which was cloned from the dna of the crystal springs heartwater strain from zimbabwe, cross-reacted with dnas of heartwater strains from all endemic areas, including four heartwater strains from zimbabwe, two strains from south africa, one strain from nigeria, and the gardel strain from the caribbean island of guadeloupe. by nucleic acid hybridization, the pcs20 dna probe detected cowdria ruminantium dna in all dna preparations made from plasma samples from infected sheep be ...19921572987
phylogenetic relationship of cowdria ruminantium, agent of heartwater, to anaplasma marginale and other members of the order rickettsiales determined on the basis of 16s rrna sequence.the phylogenetic relationship between cowdria ruminantium and representative members of the orders rickettsiales and chlamydiales has been examined on the basis of the sequence of the 16s rrna. phylogeny reconstruction by using both parsimony and distance methods supports the conclusion that c. ruminantium is closely related to the rickettsiales and in particular to the family anaplasmataceae. a signature of nine base substitutions delineated the linkage of anaplasma marginale with c. ruminantiu ...19921581187
development of anaplasma marginale in male dermacentor andersoni transferred from parasitemic to susceptible cattle.the development and transmission of anaplasma marginale was studied in dermacentor andersoni males. laboratory-reared male d andersoni were allowed to feed for 7 days on a calf with ascending a marginale parasitemia. the ticks were then held in a humidity chamber for 7 days before being placed on 2 susceptible calves. anaplasmosis developed in the calves after incubation periods of 24 and 26 days. gut and salivary glands were collected from ticks on each day of the 23-day experiment and examined ...19921586018
the effect of oxytetracycline treatment on immunity induced by anaplasma centrale.calves vaccinated with anaplasma centrale were treated with 20 mg/kg of long-acting oxytetracycline (otc/la) before or simultaneously with vaccination or up to seven months later. of 40 animals given one or two of otc/la from 3 to 13 days before vaccination, 23 become patent after vaccination, with an average prepatent period almost twice as long as that in non-treated vaccinated controls. upon challenge with 2 x 10(8) a. centrale per dose all 17 previously non-patent calves showed average maxim ...19921615637
seroprevalence survey for anaplasma marginale-infection of austrian cattle.a serologic survey study of 5,076 austrian cattle farming herds was carried out in the period of december 1988 till march 1990. one animal was randomly selected from each herd and the antibody titer against anaplasma marginale in blood serum samples was evaluated by means of the complement fixation test. the number of these tested blood samples was 3.6% of 140,081 cattle herd farms of austria. 109 (2.1%) of the tested animals showed positive titers (1:10) against anaplasma marginale, in relation ...19921621479
detection of babesia bovis carrier cattle by using polymerase chain reaction amplification of parasite dna.carrier cattle infected with babesia bovis are difficult to detect because of the low numbers of parasites that occur in peripheral blood. however, diagnosis of low-level infections with the parasite is important for evaluating the efficacies of vaccines and in transmission and epidemiological studies. we used the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) to amplify a portion of the apocytochrome b gene from the parasite and tested the ability of this method to detect carrier cattle. the target sequence i ...19921624551
immunization of cattle with an inactivated polyvalent vaccine against anaplasmosis and babesiosis. 19921626861
recent advances in the biology of anaplasma spp. in dermacentor andersoni ticks. 19921626880
preliminary attempts to infect bovine erythrocytes in vitro with a tick-derived stage of anaplasma marginale. 19921626895
the anaplasma marginale msp5 gene encodes a 19-kilodalton protein conserved in all recognized anaplasma species.immunization with anaplasma marginale outer membranes induced immunity against clinical disease which correlated with antibody titer to outer membrane proteins, including a 19-kda protein (n. tebele, t. c. mcguire, and g. h. palmer, infect. immun. 59:3199-3204, 1991). this 19-kda protein, designated major surface protein 5 (msp-5), was encoded by a single-copy 633-bp gene. the molecular mass of msp-5, defined in immunoblots by binding to monoclonal antibody anaf16c1, was conserved among all reco ...19921280624
single-step technique for staining anaplasma marginale in bovine blood smears.three available differential stains, camco-quik, diff-quik, and wright-giesma were compared for detection of intraerythrocytic anaplasma marginale in bovine blood smears. in samples where < 1% to more than 51% of the rbc were infected, statistical analysis of the data indicated no significant difference in the detection of a marginale with camco-quik or diff-quik stains. however, a significantly lower percentage of infected rbc were detected when blood smears were stained with the wright-giemsa ...19921280925
[current status of bovine haemoparasitic diseases in martinique (french west indies)].a serological survey using indirect immunofluorescence (ifat) for bovine babesiosis (babesia bovis and b. bigemina) and card test for anaplasmosis, indicates that these haemoparasites are widespread in martinique. the high prevalences (62% for b. bovis, 52% for b. bigemina and 43% for anaplasma marginale) lead to the hypothesis of an unstable epizootic situation for these three haemoparasitic diseases. however, the number of smears examined was too low to evaluate their clinical incidence. both ...19921298026
indigenous and crossbred cattle--a comparison of resistance to ticks and implications for their strategic control in zimbabwe.a comparison of the tick resistance of indigenous mashona and crossbred afrikander x sussex oxen following natural tick infestation indicated that significantly more african blue ticks boophilus decoloratus were found on the crossbred than the indigenous cattle (p < 0.05). the two groups of cattle were exposed to babesia bigemina and theileria taurotragi as indicated by high antibody titres on the indirect fluorescent antibody test, but no antibodies could be demonstrated to anaplasma marginale ...19921305338
duration of carrier state following vaccination with live anaplasma centrale. 19921305342
prevalence of babesia bovis and anaplasma marginale at selected localities in sri lanka.sera were collected from a minimum of 20 cattle aged nine to 36 months at each of 14 localities in five climatic zones of sri lanka. sera were tested for antibodies to babesia bovis and anaplasma by an indirect fluorescent antibody test and a card agglutination test, respectively. antibodies to b. bovis and anaplasma were detected in all samples tested from each of 14 and 12 localities respectively. in general, prevalences were consistently high among localities below 1,200 m and lower and more ...19921306921
antigen recognition on anaplasma marginale and bovine erythrocytes: an electron microscopy study.the reactivity of sera from anaplasma marginale-infected bovine with red blood cells and with purified anaplasma bodies was analyzed by electron immunomicroscopy. red blood cells from non-infected and from anaplasma-infected cows and a. marginale bodies separated from parasitized erythrocytes, were incubated with control, pre-immune and immune sera followed by anti-bovine igg-peroxidase. immune sera from cows infected with the venezuelan and florida isolate reacted with red blood cell membranes ...19937504852
multiplex polymerase chain reaction based assay for the detection of babesia bigemina, babesia bovis and anaplasma marginale dna in bovine blood.a highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction (pcr) based method was developed to detect, in the same blood sample, dna of hemoparasites frequently found together infecting cattle in tropical and subtropical areas. bovine blood containing equal parasitemias of babesia bigemina, b. bovis and anaplasma marginale infected erythrocytes was mixed to standardize the test. twenty microliters of 10-fold dilutions from the pooled blood sample were resuspended in pcr mixture buffer containing each of the s ...19938291198
derivation of the complete msp4 gene sequence of anaplasma marginale without cloning.the gene encoding msp4, a 31-kda surface protein of the rickettsia anaplasma marginale, was completely sequenced without prior cloning of the gene. degenerate oligodeoxyribonucleotides (oligos) corresponding to the n-terminal amino-acid sequence of msp4 were used as primers in the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) to amplify a 65-bp fragment of which the central 32 bp was nondegenerate. the 32-bp probe was hybridized to restriction enzyme-digested, genomic a. marginale dna in southern blots, and t ...19938294020
antigen profiles of anaplasma ovis and a. mesaeterum and cross infection trials with them and a. marginale.antigen profiles of anaplasma ovis and a. mesaeterum were analysed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, and cross infection trials were performed by a. ovis challenge to a. mesaeterum- or a. marginale-inoculated goats and a. marginale challenge to an a. ovis-inoculated calf. antigen analysis showed unique and common proteins of a. ovis and a. mesaeterum and identified a major 38 kda protein to be a dominant immunogen bearing two epitopes common to anap ...19938296449
isolation, initial characterization and serological studies of glycolipid antigens from babesia bovis-infected erythrocytes.serological analysis of babesia bovis-derived glycolipids by elisa and the indirect fluorescent antibody technique demonstrated the existence of their antigenic and immunogenic activities not only in b. bovis but also in b. bigemina infections. this indicates that serological cross-reactivity of b. bovis and b. bigemina relates to glycolipids. the negative elisa reaction obtained with anaplasma marginale antisera suggested the specificity of the reaction to the genus babesia. fractionation of th ...19938300296
sheep-adapted anaplasma marginale maintains virulence for cattle. 19938343094
detection of anaplasma marginale (rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) in hemolymph of dermacentor andersoni (acari: ixodidae) with the polymerase chain reaction.the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was used to detect anaplasma marginale in hemolymph collected from live dermacentor andersoni stiles ticks. hemolymph was collected from severed legs of male and female ticks exposed to a. marginale as either nymphs or adults. heat treatment was found to be the optimum method of hemolymph preparation for pcr. hemolymph samples were collected and pooled from adult ticks exposed as nymphs on days 0-10 of feeding on a susceptible calf. for male and female ticks e ...19938360902
detection of anaplasma marginale (rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) in secretagogue-induced oral secretions of dermacentor andersoni (acari: ixodidae) with the polymerase chain reaction.the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was used to detect anaplasma marginale in secretagogue-induced oral secretions of male and female dermacentor andersoni stiles exposed as nymphs or adults by feeding on infected calves. a 409-bp dna fragment derived from the a. marginale (florida isolate) msp1 beta gene was amplified with oligonucleotide primers bap-2 (5'-gtatggcacgtagtcttgggatca-3') and al34s (5'-cagcagcagcaagaccttca-3'). the target dna was amplified in oral secretions of female ticks exposed ...19938360903
impact of persistent anaplasma marginale rickettsemia on tick infection and transmission.anaplasma marginale, an intraerythrocytic rickettsia of cattle, is transmitted biologically by ticks. because of the brevity of acute a. marginale infection, transmission may rely on the tick's ability to acquire the organism from persistently infected cattle with low rickettsemia levels. by using a nucleic acid probe to quantitate low-level infection, we found that rickettsemia levels in persistently infected cattle fluctuated at approximately 5-week intervals during a 24-week period, from < 10 ...19938370734
effect of 4-bromo-calcium ionophore a23187 on release of anaplasma marginale from bovine erythrocytes in vitro.the ionophore a23187 was used to facilitate release and continued development of anaplasma marginale in short-term erythrocyte cultures. addition of 10 microm a23187 to the cultures resulted in significant decrease in percentage of parasitized erythrocytes (ppe) by 24 hours after treatment; further development and increase in ppe was not observed. in contrast, the ppe of untreated cultures, those treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) only and with 1 microm a23187 increased slightly during that ...19938381627
advances in the diagnosis of some parasitic diseases by monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.advances in diagnostic assays for parasitic diseases include the use of monoclonal antibodies (mabs) in antigen capture and competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (c-elisa). antigen capture elisas for anaplasma marginale and cryptosporidium parvum provide direct detection of these parasites during clinical disease, and the c-elisa format has been adapted for detection of anti-babesia equi, anti-a. marginale and anti-bluetongue virus antibodies. false-positive results may occur ...19938400383
development of anaplasma marginale in salivary glands of male dermacentor andersoni.development of the rickettsia, anaplasma marginale, in salivary glands of male dermacentor andersoni exposed as nymphs or adult ticks, was studied indirectly by inoculation of susceptible calves with homogenates and directly by examination, using light microscopy and a dna probe; some unfed ticks were incubated before tissues were collected. salivary gland homogenates made from ticks in every treatment group caused anaplasmosis when injected into susceptible calves; prepatent periods decreased a ...19938427453
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