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Theileria lestoquardi in Sudan is highly diverse and genetically distinct from that in Oman.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2018
Awad Hoyam, Al-Hamidhi Salama, El Hussein Abdel-Rahim M, Yousif Younis Mohammed Zein, Taha Khalid M, Salih Dia A, Weir William, Babiker Hamza A
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Malignant ovine theileriosis is a severe tick-borne protozoan disease of sheep and other small ruminants which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. The disease is of considerable economic importance in Sudan as the export of livestock provides a major contribution to the gross domestic product of this country. Molecular surveys have demonstrated a high prevalence of sub-clinical infections of...
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