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An appraisal of oriental theileriosis and the Theileria orientalis complex, with an emphasis on diagnosis and genetic characterisation.
Parasitology research - 1 Jan 2020
Gebrekidan Hagos, Perera Piyumali K, Ghafar Abdul, Abbas Tariq, Gasser Robin B, Jabbar Abdul
Abstract excerpt
Oriental theileriosis, a tick-borne disease of bovids caused by members of the Theileria orientalis complex, has a worldwide distribution. Globally, at least 11 distinct genotypes of T. orientalis complex, including type 1 (chitose), type 2 (ikeda), type 3 (buffeli), types 4 to 8, and N1-N3, have been described based on the sequence of the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene. Of these 11 genotypes, mainly...
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