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Molecular diagnosis and genetic diversity of tick-borne Anaplasmataceae agents infecting the African buffalo Syncerus caffer from Marromeu Reserve in Mozambique.
Parasites & vectors - 17 Aug 2016
Machado Rosangela Zacarias, Teixeira Marta Maria Geraldes, Rodrigues Adriana Carlos, André Marcos Rogério, Gonçalves Luiz Ricardo, Barbosa da Silva Jenevaldo, Pereira Carlos Lopes
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are very important in relation to domestic ruminants, but their occurrence among wild ruminants, mainly in the African buffalo Syncerus caffer, remains little known. METHODS: Molecular diagnostic methods were applied to detect Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma centrale, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia ruminantium and Ehrlichia chaffeensis in 97 blood samples of African...
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