Theileriosis (Cytauxzoonosis) in Roan antelope (<i>Hippotragus equinus</i>): Field exposure to infection and identification of potential vectors

Four hand-reared, naïve roan antelope, 4 months of age, were exposed to naturally infected pasture on a game farm in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where roan are known to die from theileriosis. Various clinical parameters were recorded during this period. The predominant ticks parasitising...

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Main Authors: Johan C.A. Steyl, Leon Prozesky, Wilhelm H. Stoltsz, John A. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-04-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/367