The epidemiology of tick-borne haemoparasites as determined by the reverse line blot hybridization assay in an intensively studied cohort of calves in western Kenya

E Njiiri, Nyawira; Bronsvoort, Mark; E. Collins, Nicola; Steyn, H.C.; Troskie, Milana; Vorster, Ilse; M. Thumbi, Samuel; P. Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso; Jennings, Amy; Conradie van Wyk, Ilana; Mbole-Kariuki, Mary; Kiara, Henry; J. Poole, Elizabeth; Hanotte, Olivier; Coetzer, Koos; C. Oosthuizen, Marinda; Woolhouse, Mark; Toye, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.02.020

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The epidemiology of tick-borne haemoparasites as determined by the reverse line blot hybridization assay in an intensively studied cohort of calves in western Kenya

Published in Veterinary Parasitology • Mar 18, 2015

Authors:

Nyawira E Njiiri

Mark Bronsvoort

Nicola E. Collins

Abstract

The development of sensitive surveillance technologies using PCR-based detection of microbial DNA, such as the reverse line blot assay, can facilitate the gathering of epidemiological information on tick-borne diseases, which continue to hamper the productivity of livestock in many parts of Africa a...

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Biology

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