Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Equine piroplasmosis associated with Amblyomma cajennense Ticks, Texas, USA.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Scoles, Glen A et al.
- Affiliation:
- US Department of Agriculture and Washington State University · United States
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
We report an outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in southern Texas, USA, in 2009. Infection prevalence reached 100% in some areas (292 infected horses). Amblyomma cajennense was the predominant tick and experimentally transmitted Theileria equi to an uninfected horse. We suggest that transmission by this tick species played a role in this outbreak.
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