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Dynamics and within-host interaction of Theileria lestoquardi and T. ovis among naive sheep in Oman.
Scientific reports - 13 Nov 2020
Awad Hoyam, Gadalla Amal A H, Postigo Milagros, Al-Hamidhi Salama, Tageldin Mohammed H, Skariah Sini, Sultan Ali A, Johnson Eugene H, Shiels Brian, Pain Arnab, Thompson Joanne, Babiker Hamza A
Abstract excerpt
Mixed species infections of Theileria spp. are common in nature. Experimental and epidemiological data suggest that mixed species infections elicit cross-immunity that can modulate pathogenicity and disease burden at the population level. The present study examined within-host interactions, over a period of 13 months during natural infections with two Theileria spp., pathogenic (T. lestoquardi) and non-pathogenic...
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