A field survey for the seroprevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in donkeys from Nuu Division, Kenya
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A field survey for the seroprevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in donkeys from Nuu Division, Kenya.
Equine piroplasmosis is one of the most significant tick-borne disease of equids. The prevalence of this disease in donkeys of semi-arid Kenya remains largely unexplored. The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate the extent to which donkeys in Nuu division, Kenya have been exposed to the haemoprotozoans Babesia caballi and Theileria equi, the causative agents of equine piroplasmosi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1877-959X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.05.015