Publications

evaluation of a colorimetric babesia bigemina-dna probe within an epidemiological survey.	an epidemiological survey was conducted in southeast mexico, in an effort to establish the serological reactivity and carrier status to babesia bigemina of an indigenous cattle population. the prevalence was obtained through the indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat), using an in vitro culture-derived b. bigemina antigen. a specific, digoxigenin-coupled, approximately 6 kb b. bigemina-dna probe (bbdp), was used to indicate the presence of the parasite. serum samples from 925 animals of all ag ...	1992	1343694
use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based assay to conduct epidemiological studies on bovine hemoparasites in mexico.	a study was conducted to test the applicability of a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based approach for the simultaneous detection of the bovine hemoparasites babesia bigemina, b. bovis and anaplasma marginale. bovine blood samples from cattle ranches of a previously determined enzootic zone in the yucatan peninsula of mexico, were collected from peripheral blood and processed for pcr analysis. blood samples were subjected to dna amplification by placing an aliquot in a reaction tube containing ...	1993	8134659
[serum monitoring of igg and igm babesia bigemina (haemosporidia: babesiidae) antibodies in calves from the mexican tropics].	antibody dynamics (igg and igm) against babesia bigemina was studied on 41 under 15 days of age from three ranches (r1, r2 and r3) in yucatan, mexico. blood samples were collected every 30 days, for eight months. sera were tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody method to detect igg and igm. overall igm seroprevalence during the calves first eight months of life was 17.1% without relation to age. overall igg seroprevalence was 66.8%, increasing with age. seroprevalence in r1, r2 and r3 were ...	1998	10751937
[isolation of a field strain of babesia bigemina (piroplasma: babesiidae) and establishment of in vitro culture for antigen production].	isolation of a field strain of babesia bigemina (piroplasma: babesiidae) and establishment of in vitro culture for antigen production. bovine b abesiosis, caused by babesia bigemina, is a barrier for livestock development; it results in high economic loss to mexican livestock. control requires adequate antigens for diagnosis and vaccination programs. however, because of antigenic variation among babesia strains, it is necessary to use antigens prepared from local strains. the purpose of the pres ...	2007	18457120