Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

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Identification of newly isolated Babesia parasites from cattle in Korea by using the Bo-RBC-SCID mice

  • Cho, Shin-Hyeong (Department of Medical Zoology, National Institute of Health) ;
  • Kim, Tong-Soo (Department of Medical Zoology, National Institute of Health) ;
  • Lee, Hyeong-Woo (Department of Medical Zoology, National Institute of Health) ;
  • Tsuji, Masayoshi (School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University) ;
  • Ishihara, Chiaki (School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Taek (Animal Teaching Hospital, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Wee, Sung-Hwan (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service) ;
  • Lee, Chung-Gil (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University)
  • Published : 2002.03.01
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Abstract

Attempts were made to isolate and identify Korean bovine Babesia parasite. Blood samples were collected from Holstein cows in Korea. and Babesia parasites were propagated in SCID mice with circulating bovine red 1)food cells for isolation. The isolate was then antigenically and genotypically compared with several Japanese isolates. The Korean parasite was found to be nearly identical to the Oshima strain isolated from Japanese cattle, which was recently designated as Babesia ovata oshimensis n. var. Haemaphusalis longicornis was the most probable tick species that transmitted the parasite .

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