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Molecular detection and identification of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in northern Thailand.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2012
Cao Shinuo, Aboge Gabriel Oluga, Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Yu Longzheng, Kamyingkird Ketsarin, Luo Yuzi, Li Yan, Goo Youn-Kyoung, Yamagishi Junya, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Yokoyama Naoaki, Suzuki Hiroshi, Igarashi Ikuo, Maeda Ryuichiro, Inpankaew Tawin, Jittapalapong Sathaporn, Xuan Xuenan
Abstract excerpt
Although Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections cause economic losses in the cattle industry in northern Thailand, there is inadequate information on Babesia isolates present in the area. Therefore, to determine the prevalence and genetic relationship between Babesia isolates, we screened 200 blood samples of cattle from Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Lumpang provinces of northern Thailand. A nested...
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