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Piroplasmorida
(piroplasmids)
Life
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Chromalveolata > Alveolata >
Apicomplexa > Aconoidasida
Blood parasites of fish, mammals and reptiles (including
birds). Vectors of terrestrial hosts are usually species of tick.
Genera in southern Africa
Babesia
Blood parasites of mammals with ticks as vectors. Causes the disease
babesiosis. Redwater disease is caused by Babesia bigemina and Babesia ovis.
Biliary fever of horses is caused by Babesia equi and biliary fever of
dogs is caused by Babesia canis. |
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Echinozoon
Blood parasite of mammals. |
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Haemohormidium
Blood parasite of fish. Does it parasitise any southern African fish? |
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Theileria
Blood parasites of ruminant mammals, with ticks as vectors. Corridor disease
is caused by Theileria lawrenci and east coast fever by Theileria
parva. |
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