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A total of 57 dogs from both groups were tested for babesiasis by light microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).\n                    <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic>\n                    deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was detected in 3\/28 of the stray dogs and 14\/29 of the kennel dogs. When\n                    <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic>\n                    DNA was detected by PCR, the species-specific PCR results differed from the\n                    <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic>\n                    species antibody titer results in 6\/17 of the PCR-positive dogs. There was no association between anti\n                    <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic>\n                    antibodies and the presence of ticks. There are currently\n                    <jats:italic>Babesia gibsoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    epizootics affecting American pit bull terrier kennels.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/0390551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,15]],"date-time":"2014-09-15T12:22:28Z","timestamp":1410783748000},"page":"551-557","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["Serosurvey of AntiBabesia Antibodies in Stray Dogs and American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers From North Carolina"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Adam J.","family":"Birkenheuer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael G.","family":"Levy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martha","family":"Stebbins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew","family":"Poore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edward","family":"Breitschwerdt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Clinical Sciences and Molecular Biologic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"key":"R1","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"601","volume":"199","year":"1991","unstructured":"Conrad P, Thomford J, Yamane I, et al. 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