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Open AccessControl of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Africa through improved diagnosis and utilisation of data on acaricide resistance
A meeting, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and organised by Clinglobal, was held at The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 19th – to 21st Octobe...
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Open AccessMolecular survey of Babesia parasites in Kenya: first detailed report on occurrence of Babesia bovis in cattle
Among protozoan parasites in the genus Babesia, Babesia bigemina is endemic and widespread in the East African region while the status of the more pathogenic Babesia bovis remains unclear despite the presence of ...
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Open AccessMolecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa
The tick vector Rhipicephalus microplus which transmits Babesia spp. and rickettsial pathogens has not been reported in Kenya since 1998. More recently, the pathogenic Babesia bovis has been detected in cattle bl...
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Open AccessAnalyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya
The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva, which causes East coast fever (ECF), the most economically important cattle disease in eastern and south...
