PubMed · 10205503
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1999. Appealing for compensation.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10205503/
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay could be used to detect Eperythrozoon wenyoni in the blood of cattle. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 95 cattle from various herds in Alabama and Georgia and 96 bulls enrolled in Auburn University's Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test program. PROCEDURE: Blood samples were collected by means of venipuncture of the median caudal vein and submitted for a CBC and PCR assay. Blood smears were made immediately after blood collection and examined by means of light microscopy. RESULTS: Three of 95 cattle from herds in Alabama and Georgia and 5 of 96 bulls enrolled in the Bull Test program had positive PCR assay results. Organisms were seen in blood smears from only 5 of these 8 animals. Organisms were not seen in blood smears from any animals for which results of the PCR assay were negative. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that a PCR assay may be an effective method for detecting E wenyoni infection in cattle and that the PCR assay may be a more sensitive test than evaluation of blood smears.
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