| molecular and serological detection of tick-borne pathogens in donkeys (equus asinus) in italy. | donkeys, owing to the frequent outdoor activity, are exposed to a high risk of infection with tick-borne pathogens. this work aimed to detect exposure to theileria equi, babesia caballi, anaplasma phagocytophilum and borrelia burgdorferi s.l. of donkeys reared in central italy. for this purpose 122 adult donkeys were selected within 11 herds and submitted to blood collection. igg antibodies to t. equi, b. caballi, a. phagocytophilum and b. burgdorferi s.l. were detected by ifat. conventional pcr ... | 2014 | 25213231 |