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A description is given of a Babesia sp., probably B. equi, in a Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus Desmarest, 1819).
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Vroege, C., Zwart, P. Babesiasis in a Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus Desmarest, 1819). Z. Parasitenk. 40, 177–179 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329152
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