Wild deer in the United Kingdom are a potential reservoir for the livestock parasite Babesia divergens

Wild deer in the United Kingdom are a potential reservoir for the livestock parasite Babesia divergens

Redwater fever is an economically important disease of cattle in the United Kingdom caused by the protozoan parasite Babesia divergens. Control efforts are dependent on accurate local historic knowledge of disease occurrence, together with an accurate appreciation of current underlying risk factors....

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Main Authors: Alexander Gray, Paul Capewell, Ruth Zadoks, Mark A. Taggart, Andrew S. French, Frank Katzer, Brian R. Shiels, William Weir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Babesiosis
Babesia divergens
Babesia odocoilei
Tick-borne disease
Cattle
Deer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X21000133

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