Artificial infection of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus with Theileria parva.
Methods for infecting Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks with Theileria parva by injection and by artificial feeding were confirmed and compared. The injection method proved simpler and at best as effective and suggested improvements are described.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000254:growth & development*; D002417:Cattle; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000469:parasitology; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*