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Genetic characterization of Theileria equi infecting horses in North America: evidence for a limited source of U.S. introductions

BACKGROUND: Theileria equi is a tick-borne apicomplexan hemoparasite that causes equine piroplasmosis. This parasite has a worldwide distribution but the United States was considered to be free of this disease until recently. METHODS: We used samples from 37 horses to determine genetic relationships...

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Autores principales: Hall, Carina M, Busch, Joseph D, Scoles, Glen A, Palma-Cagle, Kristina A, Ueti, Massaro W, Kappmeyer, Lowell S, Wagner, David M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23399005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-35