Parasite load and genotype are associated with clinical outcome of piroplasm-infected equines in Israel.
Sharon Tirosh-LevyAmir SteinmanHadas LevyYotam KatzMargarita ShtilmanYuval GottliebPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
The results of this study suggest that quantification of parasite loads of infected horses may be used to distinguish between infections resulting in disease and subclinical cases. Although number of clinical cases is limited, we identified T. equi 18S rRNA genotype A to be associated with clinical disease. This finding emphasizes the importance of in-depth genetic characterization of T. equi genotypes to identify possible markers for virulence.