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Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in cattle and water buffalos under small-scale dairy farming in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces, Egypt.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Nov 2013
Ibrahim Hany M, Adjou Moumouni Paul F, Mohammed-Geba Khaled, Sheir Sherin K, Hashem Ihab S Y, Cao Shinuo, Terkawi Mohamad A, Kamyingkird Ketsarin, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Suzuki Hiroshi, Xuan Xuenan
Abstract excerpt
In order to determine the molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis, a total of 247 blood samples were collected from cattle and water buffalos in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces in Egypt and examined by nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In cattle, the prevalence of B. bigemina and B. bovis was 5.30% and 3.97% by nPCR and 10.60%...
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