Re-Emergence of the Apicomplexan Theileria equi in the United States: Elimination of Persistent Infection and Transmission Risk

• Massaro W. Ueti ,

  * E-mail: massaro@vetmed.wsu.edu

  Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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• Robert H. Mealey,

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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• Lowell S. Kappmeyer,

  Affiliation Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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• Stephen N. White,

  Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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• Nancy Kumpula-McWhirter,

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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• Angela M. Pelzel,

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Western Regional Office, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Juanita F. Grause,

  Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

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• Thomas O. Bunn,

  Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

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• Andy Schwartz,

  Affiliation Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Josie L. Traub-Dargatz,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Animal Population Health Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Amy Hendrickson,

  Affiliation National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Benjamin Espy,

  Affiliation Equine Reproduction, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Alan J. Guthrie,

  Affiliation Equine Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

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• W. Kent Fowler,

  Affiliation California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, California, United States of America

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• Donald P. Knowles

  Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

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