Molecular and serological detection of Theileria equi, Babesia caballi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in horses and ticks in Maranhão, Brazil

ABSTRACT: Equine piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease caused by the intraeytrhocytic protozoans Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. It has been reported as a main equine parasitic disease. In addition, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of granulocytic ehrlichiosis, causes a seasonal di...

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Main Authors: Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira, Arannadia Barbosa Silva, Tayra Pereira Sato, Joicy Cortez de Sá, Ana Clara Gomes dos Santos, Edvaldo Franco Amorim Filho, Tássia Lopes do Vale, Gilberto Salles Gazêta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2017001201416&lng=en&tlng=en