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WOAH Reference Laboratory Status
November 13 , 2024
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- The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar (ICAR-NRC Equine), Haryana state was designated as a World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Reference Laboratory for Equine Piroplasmosis.
- As per the 20th Livestock Census, India possesses around 0.55 million Equines (horses, ponies, donkeys, mules).
- Equine piroplasmosis is caused by the tick-borne protozoan parasites Babesia caballi and Theileria equi.
- They affect horses, donkeys, mules, and zebras.
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