Identification of Babesia bovis and Cowdria ruminantium on the island of Unguja, Zanzibar |
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| Authors: | E J Flach J D Woodford S P Morzaria T T Dolan I Shambwana |
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| Affiliation: | Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Zanzibar, Tanzania. |
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| Abstract: | Babesia bovis and Cowdria ruminantium were identified for the first time in cattle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar. B bovis is common and widespread, although clinical disease had not been diagnosed previously. The vector of heartwater, Amblyomma variegatum, is found throughout Unguja but C ruminantium appears to be more localised in distribution than B bovis. |
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