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Figure 1 . Map of Australia indicating where sampling was carried out and detailing the number of animals sampled by jurisdiction and the deer species, chital deer (Axis axis ), rusa deer (Rusa timorensis ), sambar deer (Rusa unicolor ) and fallow deer (Dama dama ). Sample size is reported for whole blood samples only.
Figure 2 . PCR amplification of the 18S rRNA gene fromBabesia bovis (1409bp), Neospora caninum (400bp),Sarcocystis gigantea (400bp), Theileria orientalis(1409bp), Toxoplasma gondii (400bp), Trypanosoma brucei(950bp), and cytochrome b gene from Plasmodium falciparum (750 bp).