Molecular detection of Strongyloides sp. in Australian Thoroughbred foals.
Ghazanfar AbbasAbdul GhafarAnson V KoehlerJenni BauquierEdwina J A WilkesCaroline JacobsonAnne BeasleyJohn HurleyLucy CudmorePeter CarriganBrett Tennent-BrownCharles El-HageMartin K NielsenCharles G GauciKristopher J HughesIan BeveridgeAbdul JabbarPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
This is the first study reporting the detection of DNA of Strongyloides sp. in faeces of a foal using a molecular phylogenetic approach targeting the variable region of 18S rDNA. It is anticipated that this study will allow future molecular epidemiological studies on S. westeri in horses.