Molecular epidemiology of bovine anaplas
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Sergio D. Rodríguez; Miguel Ángel García Ortiz; Rafael Jiménez Ocampo; Carlos A.
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Bovine anaplasmosis, caused by the rickettsia Anaplasma marginale, has a worldwide distribution and is the cause of great economic losses in developing countries where it is highly endemic. Transmission is carried mainly by ixodid ticks: Dermacentor spp. and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp. Mechanical