Parasite Co-Infections and Their Impact on Survival of Indigenous Cattle

Samuel M. Thumbi; Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort; Elizabeth Jane Poole; Henry Kiara; Philip G. Toye; Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki; Ilana Conradie; Amy Jennings; Ian Graham Handel; Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer; Johan C. A. Steyl; Olivier Hanotte; Mark E. J. Woolhouse

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076324

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Parasite Co-Infections and Their Impact on Survival of Indigenous Cattle

Samuel M. Thumbi ,

* E-mail: samthumbi@gmail.com

Current address: Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America; KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya

Affiliation Centre for Immunology, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Jane Poole,

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Henry Kiara,

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Philip G. Toye,

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki,

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Ilana Conradie,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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Amy Jennings,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, United Kingdom
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Ian Graham Handel,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, United Kingdom
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Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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Johan C. A. Steyl,

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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Olivier Hanotte,

Affiliation School of Life Science, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Mark E. J. Woolhouse

Affiliation Centre for Immunology, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Parasite Co-Infections and Their Impact on Survival of Indigenous Cattle

Samuel M. Thumbi,
Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort,
Elizabeth Jane Poole,
Henry Kiara,
Philip G. Toye,
Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki,
Ilana Conradie,
Amy Jennings,
Ian Graham Handel,
Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer

Published: February 20, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076324

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