Research Article

Molecular Detection of Theileria spp. in Livestock on Five Caribbean Islands

Table 3

Prevalence of Theileria spp. in livestock from five Caribbean islands.

BovineGoatSheepDonkeyHorseTotalTheileria spp.

Dominica3/77
(3.9%)
0/70
(0.0%)
1/15
(6.7%)
N/AN/A4/162 (2.5%)T. equi, Theileria sp. NG-2013a, B. vulpes, or closely related organism

GrenadaN/A2/31
(6.5%)
N/AN/AN/A2/31 (6.5%)Theileria sp. B15a

Montserrat0/12
(0.0%)
8/19
(42.1%)
24/62
(38.7%)
N/AN/A32/93 (34.4%)Theileria sp. OT3, B. vulpes, or closely related organism

Nevis19/43
(44.2%)
2/114
(1.8%)
0/41
(0.0%)
N/AN/A21/198 (10.6%)T. equi,
Theileria sp. NG-2013a

St. Kitts0/193
(0.0%)
0/4
(0.0%)
0/26
(0.0%)
5/25
(20.0%)
1/20
(5.0%)
6/268 (2.2%)T. equi,
Theileria sp. YW-2014

Total22/325
(6.8%)
12/238
(5.0%)
25/144
(17.4%)
5/25
(20.0%)
1/20
(5.0%)
65/752
(8.6%)

Theileria spp.T. equi,
Theileria sp.
NG-2013a
T. equi,
Theileria sp. OT3,
Theileria sp. B15a,
B. vulpes, or closely
related organism
T. equi,
Theileria sp. OT3,
B. vulpes, or closely
related organism
T. equi,
Theileria sp.
YW-2014
T. equi

No specimen was available.