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Identification and sequence characterization of novel Theileria genotypes from the waterbuck (Kobus defassa) in a Theileria parva-endemic area in Kenya.
Veterinary parasitology - 28 May 2014
Githaka Naftaly, Konnai Satoru, Bishop Richard, Odongo David, Lekolool Isaac, Kariuki Edward, Gakuya Francis, Kamau Lucy, Isezaki Masayoshi, Murata Shiro, Ohashi Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Waterbuck (Kobus defassa), an ungulate species endemic to the Eastern African savannah, is suspected of being a wildlife reservoir for tick-transmitted parasites infective to livestock. Waterbuck is infested by large numbers of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the tick vector for Theileria parva, and previous data suggests that the species may be a source of T. parva transmission to cattle. In the present study, a...
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