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Genetic diversity of Haemonchus contortus isolated from sympatric wild blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and sheep in Helan Mountains, China.
Parasites & vectors - 19 Sept 2017
Shen Dong-Dong, Wang Ji-Fei, Zhang Dan-Yu, Peng Zhi-Wei, Yang Tian-Yun, Wang Zhao-Ding, Bowman Dwight D, Hou Zhi-Jun, Liu Zhen-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haemonchus contortus is known among parasitic nematodes as one of the major veterinary pathogens of small ruminants and results in great economic losses worldwide. Human activities, such as the sympatric grazing of wild with domestic animals, may place susceptible wildlife hosts at risk of increased prevalence and infection intensity with this common small ruminant parasite. Studies on phylogenetic...
Topics
- Animals
- China
- DNA, Helminth
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Haemonchiasis
- Haemonchus
- Haplotypes
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Serogroup
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases