Anaemia in East African Short-horn Zebu Calves: the Distribution of Pathogens in the Population
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Animals that live in a tropical environment are exposed to a variety of pathogens, including tick-borne pathogens, tsetse-borne pathogens and intestinal parasites. The clinical significance of pathogens on a population basis is in part determined by the exposure rate of animals to these pathogens. If the prevalence of pathogens is significantly high, the risk of exposure is high and the potential that infectious loads are high enough to cause disease is increased.
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