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Detection of a Babesia sp. genotype closely related to marsupial-associated Babesia spp. in male Haemaphysalis shimoga from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Nov 2022
Lau Alice Cc, Qiu Yongjin, Moustafa Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Nakao Ryo, Shimozuru Michito, Onuma Manabu, Nakajima Nobuyoshi, Sashika Mariko, Mohd-Azlan Jayasilan, Tsubota Toshio
Abstract excerpt
In this study, Babesia screening was conducted in 55 rodents and 160 tick samples collected from primary forests and an oil palm plantation in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. PCR targeting the 18S ribosomal DNA revealed the presence of Babesia spp. DNA detected in two questing male Haemaphysalis shimoga ticks collected from the oil palm plantation. Sequence analysis revealed that both sequences were identical and had...
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