Identification of Didelph1s marsupialis as an experimental host to Babesia bovis

Authors

  • Maria das Graças de Souza Paiva
  • Eunice Leonora Chaplin
  • Neusa Saltiél Stobbe
  • Flávio Antônio Pacheco de Araujo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Departamento de Patologia e Clínica Veterinária.
  • Nilton Rogério Santos da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Departamento de Patologia e Clínica Veterinária.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1991.v26.3371

Keywords:

production of antigen, babesiosis, opossum

Abstract

The experimental infection of Didelphis marsupialis with the cattle tick fever agents with IPV strain (Chaplin et al. 1987) resulted positive to Babesia bovis in four infected animals. The parasites were observed in the peripherical blood (0,038%) between the 9th and 21st day; body temperature elevated to 36,8°C and the erithrocyte size reduced till 4 mm.

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Published

1991-04-01

How to Cite

Paiva, M. das G. de S., Chaplin, E. L., Stobbe, N. S., Araujo, F. A. P. de, & Silva, N. R. S. da. (1991). Identification of <i>Didelph1s marsupialis</i> as an experimental host to <i>Babesia bovis</i>. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 26(4), 511–513. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1991.v26.3371

Issue

v.26, n.4, abr. 1991

Section

VETERINARY SCIENCE