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PCR and serology confirm the infection of turkey hens and their resilience to histomonosis in mixed flocks following high mortalities in toms

BACKGROUND: Histomonosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis, is a severe disease especially in turkeys where it can cause high mortalities. Recently, outbreaks were described in which turkey hens showed no clinical signs despite high mortalities in toms, from which they were se...

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Autores principales: Sulejmanović, Tarik, Grafl, Beatrice, Bilić, Ivana, Jaskulska, Barbara, Hess, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6518625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31088526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3482-z