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First molecular survey and identification of Anaplasma spp. in white yaks (Bos grunniens) in China.
Parasitology - 1 May 2016
Yang Jifei, Liu Zhijie, Niu Qingli, Liu Junlong, Guan Guiquan, Xie Jingying, Luo Jianxun, Wang Shuqing, Wang Shufang, Yin Hong
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasmosis is caused by a group of obligate intracellular bacteria in the genus Anaplasma, which are transmitted by ticks and infect humans, domestic animals and wildlife. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of Anaplasma spp. in semi-wild white yaks sampled in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, northwest China. Out of 332 samples tested, 35 (10·9%) were positive...
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