Dynamics of natural infection by Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in dairy cattle from an enzootic instability area in Northeastern Brazil

Dynamics of natural infection by Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in dairy cattle from an enzootic instability area in Northeastern Brazil

Abstract This study aimed to determine the dynamics of natural infection in the transmission of Babesia spp. to cattle in an enzootic instability area in Northeastern Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 30 calves located on two dairy farms to determine the packed cell volume (PCV) and the timi...

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Main Authors: Francisco de Assis Leite Souza, Alexandra de Siqueira Cajado Liarte, Karina Neoob de Carvalho Castro, Eduardo Esmeraldo Augusto Beserra, Jéssica Cristianne Mazer Bernardi, Gerlan Vieira de Sousa, Lívio Martins Costa-Júnior, Silvana Maria Medeiros de Sousa Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2018-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Tick
epidemiology
babesiosis
enzootic instability
tick-borne disease
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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