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First molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in dogs from Slovakia, central Europe.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Feb 2016
Víchová Bronislava, Horská Mária, Blaňarová Lucia, Švihran Milan, Andersson Martin, Peťko Branislav
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Canine babesiosis is a severe and potentially life threatening infection. In Europe, Babesia canis is considered to be the most common species responsible for the disease. We report two cases of babesiosis caused by Babesia gibsoni. The polymerase chain reaction, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and further sequencing of 18S rRNA gene fragments from blood samples of both dogs revealed the...
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