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The application of molecular biology techniques to analyse diversity in Theileria parva populations in Zambia [PDF]

, 2000
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Theileria parva is a complex protozoan parasite causing East Coast fever in Eastern and Central Africa.
Geysen, Dirk
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Flow Cytometric Analysis of the Cytotoxic T-Cell Recall Response to Theileria parva in Cattle Following Vaccination by the Infection and Treatment Method

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
The apicomplexan hemoparasite, Theileria parva, causes East Coast fever (ECF), a frequently fatal disease of African cattle. Vaccine development has been impeded by incomplete understanding of protective immunity following natural exposure or the ...
Mahmoud M. Elnaggar, Donald P. Knowles, William C. Davis, Lindsay M. Fry   +3 more
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In silico identification of Theileria parva surface proteins

The Cell Surface, 2022
East Coast Fever is a devastating African cattle disease caused by the apicomplexan parasite, Theileria parva. Little is known about the cell surface, and few proteins have been identified.
Nitisha Gurav, Olivia J.S. Macleod, Paula MacGregor, R. Ellen R. Nisbet   +3 more
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Exploring knowledge and management practices on ticks and tick-borne diseases among agro-pastoral communities in Southern Highlands, Tanzania [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2018
Aim: The current study was conducted to assess the farmers' knowledge and management practices on ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) through individual interview using a structured questionnaire in Mbarali and Momba districts of Mbeya region ...
Isack Ibrahim Kerario, Martin Simuunza, Emmanuel L. K. Laisser, Sebastian Chenyambuga   +3 more
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Clinical Evaluation of Corridor Disease in Bos indicus (Boran) Cattle Naturally Infected With Buffalo-Derived Theileria parva

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Corridor disease (CD) is a fatal condition of cattle caused by buffalo-derived Theileria parva. Unlike the related condition, East Coast fever, which results from infection with cattle-derived T. parva, CD has not been extensively studied. We describe in
Elizabeth A. J. Cook, Elizabeth A. J. Cook, Tatjana Sitt, E. Jane Poole, Gideon Ndambuki, Stephen Mwaura, Maurine C. Chepkwony, Maurine C. Chepkwony, Perle Latre de Late, Perle Latre de Late, Antoinette A. Miyunga, Richard van Aardt, Giles Prettejohn, David Wragg, David Wragg, James G. D. Prendergast, James G. D. Prendergast, W. Ivan Morrison, Philip Toye, Philip Toye   +19 more
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Isolement de Theileria parva (SAO Hill) et Theileria parva (West Kilimanjaro) et leur immunité croisée avec Theileria parva (Kasoba)

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1994
Deux souches de Theileria parva ont été isolées sur du bétail-témoin pendant des essais d'immunisation sur le terrain contre la theilériose à SAO Hill et West Kilimanjaro, dans les parties Sud et Nord de la Tanzanie respectivement.
F.L. Musisi, P. Jacobsen, J.C. Quiroga, L.M. Njuguna   +3 more
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Re-annotation of the Theileria parva genome refines 53% of the proteome and uncovers essential components of N-glycosylation, a conserved pathway in many organisms

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background The apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva causes a livestock disease called East coast fever (ECF), with millions of animals at risk in sub-Saharan East and Southern Africa, the geographic distribution of T. parva.
Kyle Tretina, Roger Pelle, Joshua Orvis, Hanzel T. Gotia, Olukemi O. Ifeonu, Priti Kumari, Nicholas C. Palmateer, Shaikh B. A. Iqbal, Lindsay M. Fry, Vishvanath M. Nene, Claudia A. Daubenberger, Richard P. Bishop, Joana C. Silva   +12 more
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Development of a Potential Yeast-Based Vaccine Platform for Theileria parva Infection in Cattle

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
East Coast Fever (ECF), caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, remains one of the most important livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 1 million cattle dying from infection every year.
Shan Goh, Jeannine Kolakowski, Angela Holder, Mark Pfuhl, Daniel Ngugi, Keith Ballingall, Kata Tombacz, Dirk Werling   +7 more
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Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 2017
Cattle and poultry enterprises are among the major contributors to food security and socioeconomic empowerment of households in Uganda. However, various diseases constrain their productivity.
Joseph Byaruhanga, Dickson S. Tayebwa, Wilfred Eneku, Mathias Afayoa, Francis Mutebi, Susan Ndyanabo, Steven Kakooza, James Okwee-Acai, Robert Tweyongyere, Eddie M. Wampande, Patrick Vudriko   +10 more
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Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe, A. Townsend Peterson   +1 more
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