Investigation of the piroplasm diversity circulating in wildlife and cattle of the greater Kafue ecosystem, Zambia

Abstract Background Piroplasms are vector-borne intracellular hemoprotozoan parasites that infect wildlife and livestock. Wildlife species are reservoir hosts to a diversity of piroplasms and play an important role in the circulation, maintenance and evolution of these parasites. The potential for l...

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Main Authors: David Squarre, Yukiko Nakamura, Kyoko Hayashida, Naoko Kawai, Herman Chambaro, Boniface Namangala, Chihiro Sugimoto, Junya Yamagishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04475-7