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Mitochondrial phylogeography and population structure of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in the African Great Lakes region

BACKGROUND: The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the main vector of Theileria parva, wich causes the highly fatal cattle disease East Coast fever (ECF) in sub-Saharan Africa. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus populations differ in their ecology, diapause behaviour and vector competence. Thus,...

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Autores principales: Amzati, Gaston S., Pelle, Roger, Muhigwa, Jean-Berckmans B., Kanduma, Esther G., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Madder, Maxime, Kirschvink, Nathalie, Marcotty, Tanguy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29855375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2904-7

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