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Anna Kloc1, Anna Sawczyn-Domańska1, Violetta Zając1
1Department of Health Biohazards and Parasitology, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
Introduction And Objective:
Parasites of the genus Theileria are intracellular protozoa that infect the leukocytes and erythrocytes of animals, causing theileriosis. The aim of the study was to examine the presence of Theileria spp. in adult ticks and their offspring in the Lublin region of eastern Poland.
Material And Methods:
Ticks were collected from vegetation and from wild and domestic animals in Lublin Province, Poland. Engorged females were left in laboratory conditions to lay eggs. Detection of Theileria spp. was performed by amplifying a fragment of the 18S rRNA gene.
Results:
Overall, 1,000 ticks collected from vegetation, 50 engorged female ticks from animals, and eggs and larvae from 5 females were tested for Theileria spp. The parasite was not detected in adult ticks or samples isolated from eggs and larvae.
Conclusions:
The results did not confirm the prevalence of Theileria in ticks in eastern Poland. The distribution of Theileria in ticks and animals in the Lublin macroregion requires further monitoring.
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