中图分类号：S 852.723 文献标识码：
A 文章编号：1000-6419(2004)S1-0026-03
Detection of antibodies against Babesia equi in horses by latex
agglutination test using recombinant EMA 1
GAO Jie, ZHANG Shou fa, WANG Yan
(College of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Longjing 133400,China)
Abstract: We detected the presence of antibodies against Babesia equi in horses was detected by a latex agglutination test using recombinant EMA 1. A total of 63 serum samples were examined to determine the degree of B.equi infection. The positive rate was 41.27%. The LAT was much better than blood smear; its positive rate was 14.29%. The recombinant EMA 1 could be used as an antigen against LAT to provide a sensitive and relatively simple way to detect antibodies to B.equi in horses.
Key words: Babesia equi; EMA 1; latex agglutination test
