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The present paper summarises our recent studies on buffalo babesiosis in the Hubei province of China. It describes the pathogen and the epidemiology of the disease, the tick vector and its biology, control, immunological diagnosis, methods ofin vitro cultivation of the pathogen and their practical applications. The identity of the pathogen is discussed in detail.
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Liu, Z., Zhao, J., Ma, L. et al. Studies on buffalo babesiosis in Hubei Province, China. Trop Anim Health Prod 29 (Suppl 4), 33S–36S (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632914
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