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Reference Work Entry In depth
Small Ruminants: Zoonotic Infections
Sheep and goat can be infected with several pathogens. While some may have a great impact on the small ruminant industry, others are more important as zoonotic agents. Human infections can occur from contact w...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Small Ruminants – Zoonotic Infections
Sheep and goat can be infected with several pathogens. While some may have a great impact on the small ruminant industry, others are more important as zoonotic agents. Human infections can occur from contact w...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Detection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Norway up to the northern limit of Ixodes ricinus distribution using a novel real time PCR test targeting the groEL gene
After publication of our article [1] it came to our notice that the source of the sequence for the control plasmid, pNeo (Materials and methods: Controls) was incorrectly stated as AB094461. The correct access...
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Open AccessDetection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Norway up to the northern limit of Ixodes ricinus distribution using a novel real time PCR test targeting the groEL gene
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis is an emerging tick-borne pathogen. It is widely distributed in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe, but knowledge of its distribution in Norway, where I. ricinus reaches its norther...
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Open AccessTreatment against coccidiosis in Norwegian lambs and potential risk factors for development of anticoccidial resistance—a questionnaire-based study
The objectives of this study were to investigate the use of anticoccidials in Norwegian sheep flocks and identify farms with management procedures likely to select for drug resistance. Data were obtained by a ...
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Open AccessDetection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Norway using a realtime PCR assay targeting the Anaplasma citrate synthase gene gltA
A TaqMan real-time PCR assay targeting the Anaplasma citrate synthase gene, gltA, was developed and used for detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in 765 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs and cats in nort...
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Open AccessPrevalence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats in Norway
In the period of 2008–2009, the efficacies of the benzimidazole (BZ) albendazole and the macrocyclic lactone (ML) ivermectin against gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) of small ruminants were evaluated by means ...