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Population diversity of Theileria annulata in Portugal.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2016
Gomes Jacinto, Salgueiro Patrícia, Inácio João, Amaro Ana, Pinto João, Tait Andy, Shiels Brian, Pereira da Fonseca Isabel, Santos-Gomes Gabriela, Weir William
Abstract excerpt
The tick-borne protozoan parasite Theileria annulata causes tropical theileriosis, a severe disease of cattle that occurs across the Mediterranean littoral, the Middle East and Southern Asia. In the Mediterranean region, the disease has long been perceived as being a constraint to livestock production in North Africa and Turkey but was believed to have minimal impact in Southern European countries. It has...
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