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Table 2 Prevalence of Theileria and Babesia in red deer and sika deer in northwestern China, 2013

From: Molecular identification of Theileria parasites of northwestern Chinese Cervidae

Collection sites

Host

Prevalence of Theileria spp. and Babesia spp. in blood samples

ME*

T. capreoli

T. uilenbergi

Babesia spp.

Qilian Mountain

Red deer

72.7% (16/22)

90.9% (20/22)

9.1% (2/22)

0% (0/22)

Long Mountain

Sika deer

10% (2/20)

0% (0/20)

20% (4/20)

0% (0/20)

  1. *ME, microscopic examination of blood smears.