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The role of wild ruminants as reservoirs of Besnoitia besnoiti infection in cattle.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Jun 2016
Gutiérrez-Expósito Daniel, Arnal María C, Martínez-Durán David, Regidor-Cerrillo Javier, Revilla Miguel, L Fernández de Luco Daniel, Jiménez-Meléndez Alejandro, Calero-Bernal Rafael, Habela Miguel Angel, García-Bocanegra Ignacio, Arenas-Montes Antonio, Ortega-Mora Luis M, Álvarez-García Gema
Abstract excerpt
Bovine besnoitiosis, a parasitic disease caused by Besnoitia besnoiti, has been reported mainly in beef cattle raised under extensive pastoral systems and is considered to be re-emerging in Western Europe. Horizontal transmission probably occurs either by means of blood sucking arthropods or as a consequence of direct contact between infected and non-infected cattle. However, the role that wild ruminants (e.g.,...
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