PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection

• Authors: Hector E, Elelu N, Ferrolho J, Couto J, Sanches GS, Antunes S, Domingos A, Eisler MC
• Publication Year: 2019
• Journal: Parasitology Research
• Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30656410

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to pose an insidious and ever-present threat to livestock and livelihoods across the globe. Two of the most significant TBDs of cattle in Africa are heartwater and babesioisis, caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina respectively. Both pathogens are endemic in Nigeria. However, to date, little data has been […]
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