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Identification of Theileria parva and Theileria sp. (buffalo) 18S rRNA gene sequence variants in the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Dec 2011
Chaisi Mamohale E, Sibeko Kgomotso P, Collins Nicola E, Potgieter Fred T, Oosthuizen Marinda C
Abstract excerpt
Theileria parva is the causative agent of Corridor disease in cattle in South Africa. The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is the reservoir host, and, as these animals are important for eco-tourism in South Africa, it is compulsory to test and certify them disease free prior to translocation. A T. parva-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA)...
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