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Amblyomma cajennense is an intrastadial biological vector of Theileria equi
23 Oct 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The apicomplexan hemoprotozoan parasite Theileria equi is one of the etiologic agents causing equine piroplasmosis, a disease of equines that is endemic throughout large parts of the world. Before 2009 the United States had been considered to be free of this parasite. Occasional cases had occurred but there was no evidence for endemic vector-borne transmission in the U.S. until a 2009 outbreak in...
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