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Molecular characterization of Theileria orientalis from cattle in Ethiopia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jul 2016
Gebrekidan Hagos, Gasser Robin B, Baneth Gad, Yasur-Landau Daniel, Nachum-Biala Yaarit, Hailu Asrat, Jabbar Abdul
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This study reports the first molecular characterization of Theileria orientalis in local breeds of cattle in Ethiopia. A conventional PCR utilizing major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene and an established multiplexed tandem PCR (MT-PCR) were used to characterize T. orientalis and to assess the infection intensity, respectively. Of 232 blood samples tested, T. orientalis DNA was detected in only 2.2% of...
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