Prevalence and spatial distribution of Theileria parva in cattle under crop-livestock farming systems in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda

Prevalence and spatial distribution of Theileria parva in cattle under crop-livestock farming systems in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda

Abstract Background Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) present a major economic burden to communities across East Africa. Farmers in East Africa must use acaracides to target ticks and prevent transmission of tick-borne diseases such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, cowdriosis and theileriosis; the major causes...

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Main Authors: Dennis Muhanguzi, Kim Picozzi, Jan Hatendorf, Michael Thrusfield, Susan Christina Welburn, John David Kabasa, Charles Waiswa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
East Coast fever
Prevalence
p104-based PCR
Theileria parva
Tororo District
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-91

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