Molecular prevalence of Babesia bigemina in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks infesting cross-bred cattle of Punjab, India

Babesiosis is an economically important tick-borne apicomplexan protozoan disease of cattle in tropical and subtropical regions. In the present study, Rhipicephalus microplus engorged female ticks were collected from 135 apparently healthy cattle from different agro-climatic zones of Punjab, India,...

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Main Authors: S.A. Bhat, N.K. Singh, H. Singh, S.S. Rath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673115300647