Assessing bovine babesiosis in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks and 3 to 9-month-old cattle in the middle Magdalena region, Colombia

ABSTRACT : Babesia sp. is a protozoan hemoparasite that affects livestock worldwide. The Colombian Middle Magdalena is an enzootic region for babesiosis, but there is no previous research providing detail on its transmission cycle. This study aims to assess some Babesia sp. infection indicators in c...

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Autores:

Ríos Tobón, Sandra
Gutiérrez Builes, Lina Andrea
Ríos Osorio, Leonardo Alberto

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2014

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26512

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26512

Palabra clave:

Babesia bovis
Bovinos
Cattle
Babesiosis
Enfermedades por Picaduras de Garrapatas
Tick-Borne Diseases
Rhipicephalus
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

Rights

openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/