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Endemic infection of cattle with multiple genotypes of Theileria orientalis on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales despite limited presence of ticks.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Mar 2021
Lakew Biniam T, Kheravii Sarbast K, Wu Shu-Biao, Eastwood Steve, Andrew Nigel R, Jenkins Cheryl, Walkden-Brown Stephen W
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Bovine theileriosis, caused by the Theileria orientalis complex, causes a mild persistent infection with the severity dependent on the infecting genotype and host exposure status. Clinical theileriosis was first detected on the Northern Tablelands of NSW in 2009 and a high prevalence of infection in cattle reported in 2013. However, the parasite was not genotyped and likely vectors not investigated. In response...
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