Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Theileria – New Zealand: spread by sheep
PRO/AH/EDR> Theileria – New Zealand: spread by sheep
Tick-borne disease -- New ZealandNew Zealand researchers have proven sheep can carry and potentially spread the parasite behind the bovine anaemia epidemic. Sheep were asymptomatic carriers of the tick-borne parasite _Theileria orientalis_, which meant they were unaffected by the disease but could spread it to the ticks feeding on them._T. orientalis_ is a tickborne intracellular parasite of red blood cells causing severe and mild infections in various ruminants worldwide. To date [22 Feb 2021], Read more [...]
