Detection of blood pathogens in camels and their associated ectoparasitic camel biting keds, Hippobosca camelina: the potential application of keds in xenodiagnosis of camel haemopathogens [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Major constraints to camel production include pests and diseases. In northern Kenya, little information is available about blood-borne pathogens circulating in one-humped camels ( Camelus dromedarius) or their possible transmission by the camel haematophagous ectoparasite, Hippobosca cam...

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Main Authors: Kevin O. Kidambasi, Daniel K. Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger, Mark Carrington, Joel L. Bargul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-05-01
Series:AAS Open Research
Online Access:https://aasopenresearch.org/articles/2-164/v2