Evidence for host specificity of Theileria capreoli genotypes in cervids

Abstract Data on the prevalence of piroplasms in buffaloes and large game animal species are lacking from several central European countries. Therefore, to investigate the presence of Babesia/Theileria DNA in these hosts, 239 blood and 270 spleen samples were taken from cervids (red, fallow, and roe...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, László Sugár, Gábor Horváth, Tibor Kovács, Attila Micsutka, Enikő Gönczi, Barbara Flaisz, Nóra Takács, Róbert Farkas, Marina L. Meli, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2403-2