First molecular detection of Theileria luwenshuni from goats in Myanmar

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 117; no. 10; pp. 3361 - 3364
• Main Authors: Bawm, Saw, Kakisaka, Keita, Thu, May June, Chel, Hla Myet, Oo, Yamon Min Nyunt, Soe, Nyein Chan, Win, Shwe Yee, Htun, Lat Lat, Win, Mar Mar, Suzuki, Hitoshi, Nakao, Ryo, Katakura, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-10-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Caprinae; China; Goat Diseases - parasitology; Goats - parasitology; Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Myanmar; Parasites; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Protozoa; rRNA 18S; Sheep - parasitology; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Short Communication; Theileria; Theileria - classification; Theileria - genetics; Theileria - isolation & purification; Theileriasis - parasitology; Ticks - parasitology; China; Myanmar (Burma); 18S rRNA gene; Phylogenetic tree; PCR; Goat, Myanmar; Theileria luwenshuni
• ISSN: 0932-0113; 1432-1955
• DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6073-6

Tick-borne intracellular protozoan parasites of the
Theileria
genus infect a wide range of both domestic and wild animals. In the present study, we describe the first PCR detection of
Theileria luwenshuni
in the blood of goats in Myanmar. Nested PCR targeting the
Theileria
18S rRNA gene resulted in seven positive goats in central and northern Myanmar. Nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products revealed that all seven sequences were identical and showed 100% identity with
T. luwenshuni
sequences in GenBank from goats and sheep in China. Since
T. luwenshuni
parasites have recently been discovered and shown to have nationwide distribution in China, they might have been introduced into Myanmar via transboundary movement of infected domestic small ruminants and/or wild animals from China.