Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks transmit Theileria parva from persistently infected cattle in the absence of detectable parasitemia: implications for East Coast fever epidemiology

BACKGROUND: East Coast fever (ECF) is a devastating disease of cattle and a significant constraint to improvement of livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. The protozoan parasite causing ECF, Theileria parva, undergoes obligate sexual stage development in its tick vector Rhipicephalus appendicu...

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Autores principales: Olds, Cassandra L., Mason, Kathleen L., Scoles, Glen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5834894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29499743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2727-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5834894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29499743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2727-6

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