PCR-Based Detection of Babesia ovis in Rhipicephalus bursa and Small Ruminants

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Babesia ovis infection in adult Rhipicephalus bursa and small ruminants in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Blood samples were collected from 280 sheep and 122 goats of forty randomly selected flocks. Specific B. ovis fragment was detected in 67 animals (1...

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Main Authors: Bijan Esmaeilnejad, Mousa Tavassoli, Siamak Asri-Rezaei, Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh, Karim Mardani, Ghader Jalilzadeh-Amin, Mostafa Golabi, Jafar Arjmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/294704
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