Studies on buffalo babesiosis in Hubei Province, China.
The present paper summarises our recent studies on buffalo babesiosis in the Hubei province of China. It describes the pathogen and the epidemiology of the disease, the tick vector and its biology, control, immunological diagnosis, methods of in vitro cultivation of the pathogen and their practical applications. The identify of the pathogen is discussed in detail.
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Institute of Animal and Veterinary Science, Central China Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Zhao
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Ma
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Yao
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