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Molecular identification of different Theileria and Babesia species infecting sheep in Sudan.
Annals of parasitology - 1 Jan 2016
El Imam Ahmed H, Hassan Shawgi M, Gameel Ahmed A, El Hussein Abdelrahim M, Taha Khalid M, Oosthuizen Marinda C
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiological aspects of sheep piroplasmosis in Sudan are poorly studied, and further investigations using sensitive and precise techniques are required. In this study, the Reverse Line Blot (RLB) hybridization assay was used to detect and simultaneously differentiate between Theileria and Babesia species. DNA was extracted from blood collected on filter paper (n=219) from apparently healthy sheep from six...
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