|Articles|November 1, 2009

ClinQuiz: Equine parasites, answer 4B

Test your knowledge of equine parasites with this quiz. If you're stumped, don't fret: The answers, with complete explanations, are provided.

4) B - Incorrect.

Although Neorickettsia risticii can be detected in the whole blood of clinically ill horses by PCR-based assays, experimental efforts to transmit infection with Tabanus species flies have not been successful, and horseflies naturally infected with this pathogen have not been reported in nature.16

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