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Epidemiology and evolution of the genetic variability of Anaplasma marginale in South Africa.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Mutshembele Awelani M, Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro, Mtshali Moses S, Thekisoe Oriel M M, Galindo Ruth C, de la Fuente José
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Bovine anaplasmosis caused by infection of cattle with Anaplasma marginale has been considered to be endemic in South Africa, an assumption based primarily on the distribution of the tick vectors of A. marginale and serological studies on the prevalence of anaplasmosis in Limpopo, Free State, and North West. However, molecular evidence of the distribution of anaplasmosis has only been reported in the Free State...
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