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Occurrence of four Anaplasma species with veterinary and public health significance in sheep, northwestern China.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jan 2018
Yang Jifei, Han Rong, Niu Qingli, Liu Zhijie, Guan Guiquan, Liu Guangyuan, Luo Jianxun, Yin Hong
Abstract excerpt
The members of the genus Anaplasma are important tick-borne rickettsial bacteria of veterinary and public health significance. Domestic ruminants are important reservoir hosts for several Anaplasma species. In this study, the occurrence of Anaplasma spp. was investigated by PCR in domestic small ruminants from Gansu, northwestern China. The results showed a high prevalence of Anaplasma spp. (46.2%, 201/435) in...
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