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PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection

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Hector, Elkie, Elelu, Nusirat, Ferrolho, Joana, Couto, Joana, Sanches, Gustavo, Antunes, Sandra, Domingos, Ana, Eisler, Mark (2019): PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection. Parasitology Research (1025) 118 (3): 1025-1029, DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1

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