@article{oai:obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000976, author = {Cao, Shinuo and Zhang, Shoufa and Jia, Lijun and Xue, Shujiang and Yu, Longzheng and Kamyingkird, Ketsarin and Moumouni, Paul Franck Adjou and Moussa, Ahmed Abd El Moniem and Zhou, Mo and Zhang, Yuanming and Terkawi, Mohamad Alaa and Masatani, Tatsunori and Nishikawa, Yoshifumi and 西川, 義文 and Xuan, Xuenan and 玄, 学南}, issue = {9}, journal = {Journal of Veterinary Medical Science}, month = {}, note = {application/pdf, Ovine theileriosis is a tick-borne disease that restricts the development of small ruminant husbandry in northern China. In this study, we report on a molecular epidemiological survey of ovine Theileria spp. in 198 blood samples taken from sheep in northern China. The DNA samples were screened by a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 18S rRNA gene of ovine Theileria spp. The prevalence of ovine Theileria spp. in Yanji, Nongan, Longjing, Toudao and Jinchang was 80%, 40%, 37%, 24% and 32%, respectively. The sequencing analyses approved the present of the T. orientalis and/or T. luwenshuni in these regions. Taken together, we have demonstrated a high incidence of Theileria spp. in northern China that calls for the need to design effective control programs for ovine theileriosis.}, pages = {1227--1230}, title = {Molecular Detection of Theileria Species in Sheep from Northern China}, volume = {75}, year = {2013} }