Application of fluorescent antibody technique to determine infectivity rates of Amblyomma americanium (L.) (Acarina: Ixodidae) salivary glands and oral secretions by Theileria cervi (Piroplasmorida: Theileriidae).
Salivary glands and oral secretion from individual field collected ticks, or ticks infected with Theileria cervi in the laboratory, were subjected to fluorescent antibody techniques to determine the reliability of the technique in the identification of T. cervi in either the oral secretion or salivary glands. Results indicated that the fluorescent antibody technique can be used with a reasonable degree of success in the identification of infected salivary glands or oral secretion. Oral secretion examinations gave fewer positive samples than when salivary glands from the same ticks were examined.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D009055:Mouth / Q000378:metabolism; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000469:parasitology*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*