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Babesia bovis: the effect of acute inflammation and isoantibody production in the detection of babesial antigens

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Immunoblots ofBabesia bovis antigen contain dominant antigens which react not only with antisera toB. bovis but with sera from naive calves recovering from an acute inflammatory reaction. It seems likely these antigens are from the host rather than the parasite.

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  1. Division of Tropical Animal Science, Long Pocket Laboratories, CSIRO, Private Bag No. 3, P.O., 4068, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia

    B. V. Goodger, I. G. Wright & D. J. Waltisbuhl

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Goodger, B.V., Wright, I.G. & Waltisbuhl, D.J. Babesia bovis: the effect of acute inflammation and isoantibody production in the detection of babesial antigens. Experientia 41, 1577–1579 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964816

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