First evidence of Besnoitia bennetti infection (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in donkeys (Equus asinus) in Belgium

Parasites & Vectors
E LiénardYannick Caron

Abstract

Besnoitiosis is caused by different species of intracellular protozoan parasites belonging to the family Sarcocystidae and affecting multiple host species worldwide. Including B. besnoiti, ten species are described infecting animals. Among ungulates, Besnoitia bennetti infects horses, donkeys and zebras and was described in Africa and in the USA where donkey besnoitiosis is considered as an emerging disease. A two-year-old male donkey was purchased in May 2016 in poor body condition (cachexia, alopetic areas and pruritus mainly on neck and head) by the present owner in Le Roeulx (Belgium) from a milk producing donkey farm in Frasnes-lez-Buissenal (Belgium). Shortly after its purchase and shearing, the donkey presented with crusts, hyperkeratosis (both flanks and neck) anorexia and cachexia. A treatment with phoxim was given with no improvement. A cutaneous biopsy of hyperkeratotic skin was performed in July. It showed a perivascular eosinophilic infiltrate with a large thick walled cyst located in the dermis containing numerous bradyzoites. This was highly suggestive of besnoitiosis. Several skin biopsy samples were obtained for qPCR analysis and confirmed the presence of Besnoitia spp. DNA. Further laboratory diagnosis tests w...Continue Reading

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Mar 5, 2019·Veterinary Dermatology·Stephen D WhiteMarianne M Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan
Jun 5, 2020·Parasites & Vectors·Hany M ElsheikhaRichard Fox
Mar 17, 2021·Parasitology Research·Luca VillaMaria Teresa Manfredi

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
MG652473
DQ227420
X75429
GQ899204
AY665399
JQ013812

Methods Mentioned

BETA
scrapings
biopsies
biopsy
PCR
ELISA
genotyping

Software Mentioned

MxPro QPCR
Muscle
Mega

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