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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>Theileria ovis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Theileria lestoquardi<\/jats:italic>\n                      in sheep and goats in Siirt province using molecular methods and to analyse their evolutionary relationships with published sequences.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The animal material of the study consisted of 350 sheep and 350 goats in Siirt province and its districts. Blood samples were collected from the jugular veins of the animals and put into EDTA tubes. DNA extraction, PCR amplification and sequence analyses were performed on the collected samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      According to the analysis results, the prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>T. ovis<\/jats:italic>\n                      was found to be 5.43% (19\/350, 95% confidence interval [CI]\u00a0=\u00a03.50%\u20138.32%) in sheep, 4.57% (16\/350, 95% CI\u00a0=\u00a02.83%\u20137.30%) in goats and 5% (35\/700) in total. A higher prevalence was determined in females (5.20%) and in the 2\u20133 age group (5.52%). Among sheep breeds, the highest prevalence was detected in Hamdani sheep (8.26%), while in goats, it was detected in Aleppo goats (7.27%). Among locations, the highest prevalence was determined in the Tillo district (10.34%). As a result of the research,\n                      <jats:italic>Theileria lestoquardi<\/jats:italic>\n                      was not found in either sheep or goats.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This research confirmed the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>T. ovis<\/jats:italic>\n                      in sheep and goats in Siirt province, but\n                      <jats:italic>T. lestoquardi<\/jats:italic>\n                      was not detected. In future studies, a more detailed investigation of the presence of vector ticks and the development of regional control strategies is recommended.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.70522","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,24]],"date-time":"2025-07-24T14:39:29Z","timestamp":1753367969000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Molecular Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of\n                    <i>Theileria ovis<\/i>\n                    and\n                    <i>Theileria lestoquardi<\/i>\n                    in Small Ruminants in Siirt Province, T\u00fcrkiye"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0130-970X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Burcak Aslan","family":"Celik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Siirt 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