Tropical veterinary medicine : molecular epidemiology, hemoparasites and their vectors, and gener...

Preface Frans Jongejan and Will Goff and Emmanuel Camus p. xiii
Part I. Molecular Epidemiology
Bovine Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis Follow-up on Cattle Relocated in an Endemic Area for Hemoparasitic Diseases J.V. Figueroa and J.A. Alvarez and J.A. Ramos and E.E. Rojas and C. Santiago and J.J. Mosqueda and C.A. Vega and G.M. Buening p. 1
Genetic Analysis of Isolates of the Spotted Fever Group of Rickettsiae Belonging to the R. conorii Complex G. A. Dasch and L.M. Jackson p. 11
Use of a PCR Assay for the Specific and Sensitive Detection of Trypanosoma Spp. in Naturally Infected Dairy Cattle Populations in Peri-urban Kampala, Uganda P.-H. Clausen and A. Wiemann and R. Patzelt and D. Kakaire and C. Poetzsch and A. Peregrine and D. Mehlitz p. 21
PCR Analysis and Spatial Repartition of Trypanosomes Infecting Tsetse Flies in the Sideradougou Area of Burkina Faso S. De La Rocque and T. Lefrancois and J.M. Reifenberg and P. Solano and I. Kabore and Z. Bengaly and X. Augusseau and D. Cuisance p. 32
Microsatellite Markers for Genetic Population Studies in Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Diptera: Glossinidae) P. Solano and G. Duvallet and V. Dumas and D. Cuisance and G. Cuny and S.M. Toure p. 39
Theileria lestoquardi and T. annulata in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies C.G.D. Brown and T. Ilhan and E. Kirvar and M. Thomas and G. Wilkie and I. Leemans and P. Hooshmand-Rad p. 44
Detection of Theileria lestoquardi (hirci) in Ticks, Sheep, and Goats Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction E. Kirvar and T. Ilhan and F. Katzer and G. Wilkie and P. Hooshmand-Rad and C.G.D. Brown p. 52
Characterization and Discrimination of Three Theileria parva Stabilates Involved in East Coast Fever Vaccination O.A.E. Sparagano and O. Zanaa and N. Ambrose p. 63
A PCR-based Field Evaluation of Theileria Infections in Cattle and Ticks in Kenya D. Watt and H. Kiara and O.A.E. Sparagano p. 69
Comparative Evaluation of 16S, map1 AND pCS20 Probes for the Detection of Cowdria and Ehrlichia Species in Ticks M.T.E.P. Allsopp and C.M. Hattingh and S.W. Vogel and B.A. Allsopp p. 78
PCR Detection of Cowdria ruminantium Infection in Ticks and Animals from Heartwater-endemic Regions of Zimbabwe S.M. Mahan and T.F. Peter and B.H. Simbi and M.J. Burridge p. 85
Detection and Differentiation of Theileria annulata and T. parva Using Macroschizont-derived NDA Probes P. Shayan and R. Biermann and E. Schein and J. Gerdes and J.S. Ahmed p. 88
Selection for Antigenic Diversity of Tamsl, the Major Merozoite Antigen of Theileria annulata F. Katzer and S. McKellar and L. Ben Miled and C. D'Oliveira and B. Shiels p. 96
Theileria annulata: Carrier State and Immunity T. Ilhan and S. Williamson and E. Kirvar and B. Shiels and C.G.D. Brown p. 109
PCR Amplification and Sequence of the p33 Piroplasm Surface Antigen Gene of a Theileria Species Isolated from Cattle in West Java, Indonesia M.M. Govaerts and M. Voet and G. Volckaert and B.M. Goddeeris p. 126
Development of a Non-radioactive DNA Probe and in Situ Hybridization for Detection of Anaplasma marginale in Ticks and Cattle K.M. Kocan and N-L. Ge and E.F. Blouin and G.L. Murphy p. 137
Vaccination against Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia and the Use of Molecular Tools in Epidemiology F. Thiaucourt and S. Lorenzon and A. David and J.J. Tulasen and J. Domenech p. 146
Part II. Hemoparasitic Diseases and Their Vectors
A Stage-specific, Parasite-induced, "Window" of in Vivo Interferon-[gamma] Production Is Associated with Pathogenesis in Theileria annulata Infection J.D.M. Campbell and A.K. Nichani and D.J. Brown and E.J. Glass and R.L. Spooner p. 152
Analysis of Cellular Responses to Native and Recombinant Proteins of Cowdria runinantium P. Totte and D. McKeever and F. Jongejan and A. Barbet and S.M. Mahan and D. Mawangi and A. Bensaid p. 155
Babesia bovis Immunity: In Vitro and in Vivo Evidence for IL-10 Regulation of IFN-[gamma] and iNOS W.L. Goff and W.C. Johnson and C.W. Cluff p. 161
Inhibitory Effect of Cowdria ruminantium on the Expression of MHC Class I and Class II Molecules on Bovine Endothelial Cells N. Vachiery and I. Trap and P. Totte and D. Martinez and A. Bensaid p. 181
Drug Sensitivity of Trypanosoma evansi and the Use of Immunoassays in Diagnosing Infections with T. evansi in Buffaloes in Vietnam Le Ngoc My and N. Wuyts and A.G. Luckins and Nguyen Anh Dung and Nguyen Thi Giang Thanh p. 188
Studies on Host Resistance to Tick Infestations among Trypanotolerant Bos indicus Cattle Breeds in East Africa E.K. Mwangi and P. Stevenson and J.M. Ndung'u and M.J. Stear and S.W.J. Reid and G. Gettinby and M. Murray p. 195
Note on Transferrin, Hemoglobin Types, and Packed Cell Volume in Senegalese Trypanotolerant Djallonke Sheep A. Missohou and T.C. Nguyen and Ph. Dorchies and A. Gueye and R.S. Sow p. 209
Bovine Babesiosis: Seroprevalence and Ticks Associated with Cattle from Two Different Regions of Morocco H. Sahibi and Ab. Rhalem and B. Berrag and W.L. Goff p. 213
Epidemiology and Control of East Coast Fever in Zambia: A Field Trial with Traditionally Managed Sanga Cattle B. Minjauw and M.J. Otte and A.D. James p. 219
Prospective Study for the Detection of Anaplasma marginale Theiler, 1911 (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in Costa Rica M.V. Herrero and E. Perez and W.L. Goff and S. Torioni de Echaide and D.P. Knowles and T.F. McElwain and V. Alvarez and A. Alvarez and G.M. Buening p. 226
Different Vaccine Strategies Used to Protect against Theileria annulata N.R. Boulter and C.G.D. Brown and E. Kirvar and E. Glass and J. Campbell and S. Morzaria and V. Nene and A. Musoke and C. D'Oliveira and M.J. Gubbels and F. Jongejan and F.R. Hall p. 234
A Partially Protective Clone from Cowdria ruminantium Identified by Using a Salmonella Vaccine Delivery System K.A. Brayton and M. van der Walt and S.W. Vogel and B.A. Allsopp p. 247
Evaluation of Anaplasma marginale from Tick Cell Culture as an Immunogen for Cattle E.F. Blouin and J.T. Saliki and K.M. Kocan and S.J. Rodgers p. 253
Evaluation of the MAP-1B ELISA for Cowdriosis with Field Sera from Livestock in Zimbabwe S.M. Mahan and S. Semu and T.F. Peter and F. Jongejan p. 259
Validation and Comparison of Three Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium Infection R. Mondry and D. Martinez and E. Camus and A. Liebisch and J.B. Katz and R. Dewald and A.H.M. van Vliet and F. Jongejan p. 262
Use of Tick Cell Culture-derived Anaplasma marginale Antigen in a Competitive ELISA for Serodiagnosis of Anaplasmosis J.T. Saliki and E.F. Blouin and S.J. Rodgers and K.M. Kocan p. 273
The Development of a Semi-automated Latex Agglutination Test for the Detection of Antibodies to Anaplasma marginale Using a Cell Culturederived Antigen S.J. Rodgers and J.T. Saliki and E.F. Blouin and K.M. Kocan p. 282
Part III. General Session
Global Eradication of Rinderpest: Yea or Nay? G.R. Scott p. 293
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: The Costs of Control in Central/Southern Africa R.S. Windsor and A. Wood p. 299
Serum-free Media for the in Vitro Cultivation of Cowdria ruminantium E. Zweygarth and A.I. Josemans and E. Horn p. 307
Purification of Cowdria ruminantium Organisms for Use in Genome Analysis by Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis E.P. de Villiers and K.A. Brayton and E. Zweygarth and B.A. Allsopp p. 313
Caprine T-Cell Receptor Variable [beta]-Chain (TCRV[beta]) Repertoire Analysis and Potential Applications in Cowdriosis Immune Response Studies G. Obexer-Ruff and A. Fluri and W. Hein and S. Lazary and E. Peterhans and G. Bertoni p. 321
Comparative Ethnoveterinary and Serological Evaluation of the Karimojong Community Animal Health Worker Program in Uganda C. Jost and C. Stem and M. Ramushwa and E. Twinamasiko and J. Mariner p. 327
Animal Disease Regionalization and Its Impact on Tropical Countries B.H. Bokma p. 338
The CARICOM/FAO/IICA Carribbean Amblyomma Program R.G. Pegram and J.J. DeCastro and D.D. Wilson p. 343
Successes and Failures in the Tropical Bont Tick Eradication Campaigns in the French Antilles F. Rose-Rosette and N. Barre and P. Fourgeaud p. 349
Entomopathogenic Nematodes as a Potential Biological Control Method for Ticks K.M. Kocan and E.F. Blouin and M.S. Pidherney and P.L. Claypool and M. Samish and I. Glazer p. 355
Poster Presentations
DNA Sequence of a Cosmid Clone of Cowdria ruminantium N.E. Collins and E.P. de Villiers and K.A. Brayton and B.A. Allsopp p. 365
Expression Library Immunization to Identify Protective Antigens from Cowdria ruminantium K.A. Brayton and S.W. Vogel and B.A. Allsopp p. 369
Major Antigenic Proteins 1 and 2 of Cowdria ruminantium Are Targets for T-Lymphocyte Responses of Immune Cattle D.M. Mwangi and D.J. McKeever and J.K. Nyanjui and A.F. Barbet and S.M. Mahan p. 372
The Use of CD4+ T-Cell Lines to Screen for Immunogenic Proteins of Cowdria ruminantium P. Totte and J. Nyanjui and A. Bensaid and D.J. McKeever p. 375
Suppression of Interleukin-5 Prevents Mortality in BALB/C Mice Infected with Cowdria ruminantium N.D. Kock and P.F. Moore and F. Jongejan and J. Houghton and J. Hubert and R.L. Coffman p. 378
A Trial to Control or Eradicate Amblyomma hebraeum Ticks and Heartwater on Three Ranches in Zimbabwe D. Bruce and A. Wilson p. 381
Attempts to Feed Amblyomma variegatum Ticks on Artificial Membranes N. Barre and R. Aprelon and M. Eugene p. 384
Repeatability of the Level of Infestation by Amblyomma variegatum on Creole Cattle M. Naves and N. Barre and M. Fargetton and R. Aprelon p. 391
Tick Infestations of Feral Dogs in Martinique M. L'Hostis and F. Rose Rosette and N. Thomas and P. Fourgeaud p. 395
Seasonal Variation of Ticks on Cattle in Burkina Faso H. Kabore and M.S. Salembere and H.H. Tamboura p. 398
The Effect of Soil Composition on Anti-Tick Activity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes M. Samish and E. Alekseev and I. Glazer p. 402
First Report of Theileria sergenti and T. buffeli/orientales in Cattle in Italy G. Savini and M. Onuma and P. Scaramozzino and T. Kakuda and G. Semproni and V. Langella p. 404
In Vitro Infectivity and in Vivo Cross-Protectivity of Theileria lestoquardi and T. annulata in Sheep and Cattle I. Leemans and P. Hooshmand-Rad and C.G.D. Brown and E. Kirvar and G. Wilkie and A. Uggla p. 408
Cytokine Production/T-Cell-Stimulatory Ability of Theileria annulata-infected Cells and Post-Vaccinal Reactions D.J. Brown and J.D.M. Campbell and D. Waddington and J. Hopkins and R.L. Spooner p. 412
Characterization of an Immunogen of Anaplasma marginale T. Blandino and M. Camacho and M. Barrera and M. Alonso and J. Gallardo and S. Martinez p. 416
Evaluation of a Frozen Trivalent Attenuated Vaccine against Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis in Brazil O. Vidotto and C.S. Barbosa and G.M. Andrade and R.Z. Machado and M.A. Da Rocha and S.S. Silva p. 420
Seroprevalence of Anaplasma marginale in Cattle in Parana State, Brazil, by MSP-5 Competitive ELISA M.C. Vidotto and O. Vidotto and G.M. Andrade and G. Palmer and T. McElwain and D.P. Knowles p. 424
Seroprevalence of Bovine Anaplasmosis in Morocco H. Sahibi and Ab. Rhalem and B. Berrag and W.L. Goff p. 427
Identification of Babesia bovis Antigens by Monoclonal Antibodies J.F. Figueiredo and L.M.F. Passos and M.F.B. Ribeiro and M.S. Martins p. 430
Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Identification of a Common Surface Antigen of Babesia bovis J.V. Figueroa and D.A. Kinden and G.M. Buening p. 433
Canine Ehrlichiosis in the Comunidad de Madrid in Central Spain A. Sainz and I. Amusategui and M.A. Tesouro p. 438
Persistence of Antibodies to Rickettsia conorii in Dogs M.A. Tesouro and F. Bacellar and A. Sainz and A. Filipe p. 441
Effects of Antimonial Therapy for Canine Leishmaniasis on Antibody Titer I. Amusategui and A. Sainz and M.A. Tesouro p. 444
Evolution of Serum Albumin/Globulin Ratio after Antimonial Therapy in Canine Leishmaniasis I. Amusategui and A. Sainz and M.A. Tesouro p. 447
Susceptibility of Tsetse Flies to Topical Applications of Deltamethrin R. De Deken and P. Van Den Bossche and J. Van Hees p. 450
Abundance and Seasonal Variations of Tabanids in Southern Trarza, Mauritania M.L. Dia and P. Elsen and D. Cuisance and C. Diop and A. Thiam and J.Y. Chollet p. 456
A Comparison of Camel Dermatophilosis in Kenya and Sudan C.G. Gitao and H. Agab and A.J. Khalifalla p. 461
Experimental and Natural Haemonchus spp. Cross Infections of Domestic Ruminants in Sahelian West Africa P. Jacquiet and J. Cabaret and E. Thiam and D. Cheikh p. 465
Observations on the Gastrointestinal Parasites of Sheep in Ghana A.D. Agyei p. 470
Etiology and Prophylaxis of Helminthiasis in Sheep in Burkina Faso H.H. Tamboura and H. Kabone and L. Nikiema p. 474
Toxin Production by Pasteurella granulomatis H.P. Veit and D.J. Wise and G.R. Carter and M.M. Chengappa p. 479
Immunogenicity of Vector DNA Vaccine Constructs of Pseudorabies Virus Immediate Early Gene (IE180) in Mice and Swine A.E. Garmendia and S. Chang and E.R. Tulman and G. Rompato and J. Bu p. 485
Duffy Blood Group Antigens (Fy[superscript a] and Fy[superscript b]) on Cattle Erythrocytes W. Nakamoto and M.A. Marteline and P.E.A. Machado and E.M. Rubio-Colauto and F.A. Schmidt and S.M. Tsai and D.H. Moon p. 490
Immunoperoxidase Evaluation of Buffalo Tissues for Acute Hemorrhagic Septicemia N.U. Horadagoda and K. Belak and M.C.L. De Alwis and T.G. Wijewardana and A.I.U. Gomes and A.A. Vipulasiri p. 494
Serological Diagnosis of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Cattle in the USA with Lesions Suggestive of Vesicular Disease C. House and L.D. Shipman and G. Weybright p. 497
Index of Contributors p. 501