| evidence for bovine besnoitiosis being endemic in italy-first in vitro isolation of besnoitia besnoiti from cattle born in italy. | until 2009, bovine besnoitiosis had never been considered endemic in italy and the only report on the disease in this country referred to animals imported from france shortly before. however, recently, an autochthonous outbreak of bovine besnoitiosis was reported in four herds located at the intersection of the borders between emilia-romagna, toscana and marche (northern apennine mountains), which has led to an increased awareness concerning this disease. the present study describes a further ou ... | 2011 | 21978744 |