A pan-Theileria FRET-qPCR survey for Theileria spp. in ruminants from nine provinces of China

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BACKGROUND: Theileria spp. are tick transmitted protozoa that can infect large and small ruminants causing disease and economic losses. Diagnosis of infections is often challenging, as parasites can be difficult to detect and identify microscopically and serology is unreliable. While there are PCR assays which can identify certain Theileria spp., there is no one PCR that has been designed to identify all...

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