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The paper reports the first detection of besnoitiosis of cattle in Germany. Just 2 years after the first appearance of the African Bluetongue disease (BTD) of cattle in Central Europe, another African agent of disease has arrived in Germany. While it was proven that the BTD virus was transmitted
A fast and inexpensive skin biopsy smear was used for confirming suspected clinical cases of bovine besnoitiosis. The technique was based on the demonstration of Besnoitia besnoiti bradyzoites (cystic stages), which appeared stumpy, each organism 6.2 microns by 3.1 microns in size, or banana-shaped,
A total of 17 head of cattle presenting with typical "Elephant skin disease" were isolated from the rest of the herd within a beef ranch for further clinical observation. On physical examination, all the animals had characteristic sclero-conjunctival cysts of Besnoitia besnoiti. In addition, some of