Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba

DNA detection of Babesia bovis in sheep, ticks and cattle during an outbreak of sheep ixodidiosis by Rhipicephalus microplus

This study describes, for the first time, the molecular and phylogenetic detection of Babesia bovis in sheep, with concurrent detection in cattle and R. microplus ticks during a severe tick infestation outbreak in northeastern Brazil. The affected herd, located in São Pedro, Rio...