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Prevalence and distribution of Babesia and Theileria species in roe deer from Spain

  • 1. Investigación en Sanidad Animal: Galicia (Grupo INVESAGA), Facultade de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
  • 2. Asociación del Corzo Español (ACE), Spain

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Remesar, Susana, Díaz, Pablo, Prieto, Alberto, Markina, Florencio, Cao, Jose Manuel Díaz, López-Lorenzo, Gonzalo, Fernández, Gonzalo, López, Ceferino M., Panadero, Rosario, Díez-Baños, Pablo, Morrondo, Patrocinio (2019): Prevalence and distribution of Babesia and Theileria species in roe deer from Spain. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 9: 195-201, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.05.005, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.05.005

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