M Tariq, F Badshah, N U Khan, M I Zafar, P R De Los Ríos-Escalante, E Ibáñez-Arancibia, S Mehnaz, M Mubashir, M S Khan, M S Khan, N Rafiq, N Shaheen, S Saeed, M Ben Said
Parasitic diseases, notably babesiosis, exert a substantial impact on the global cattle industry, posing challenges to commerce, economies, and human health. This study, conducted in Southern Punjab, Pakistan, aimed to assess the prevalence of Babesia spp. across various livestock species using microscopic and PCR methods. A total of 180 blood samples (60 from each district) were systematically collected from apparently healthy animals, with 36 samples obtained from each domestic animal species, including camel, cattle, buffalo, goat, and sheep, noting that 12 samples were collected from each district for each animal species...
2024: Brazilian Journal of Biology