Theileria
Life
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Chromalveolata > Alveolata >
Apicomplexa > Aconoidasida >
Piroplasmorida
Blood parasites of ruminant mammals, with ticks as vectors. Corridor disease
is caused by Theileria lawrenci and east coast fever by Theileria
parva.
Publications
- Steyl JCA, Prozesky L, Stoltsz WH, Lawrence JA. 2012. Theileriosis
(Cytauxzoonosis) in Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus): field
exposure to infection and identification of potential vectors. Onderstepoort
Journal of Veterinary Research 79(1), Art. #367, 8 pages.
http://
dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr. v79i1.367
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