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A comparative study of single Theileria lestoquardi and mixed infections with Theileria ovis.
Parasites & vectors - 20 Jul 2021
Al-Hamidhi Salama, Elshafie Elshafie I, Yaghfoori Saeed, Morrison W Ivan, Johnson Eugene H, Babiker Hamza A
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological surveys in Oman have revealed a high prevalence of the co-occurrence of the pathogenic Theileria lestoquardi and the non-pathogenic Theileria ovis among sheep in the Barka region, Oman. Our most recent data illustrated an interaction and reduced mortality risk in animals co-infected with T. lestoquardi and T. ovis, suggesting that the latter confers protection against pathogenicity of...
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