title: Studies on Theileriidae (Sporozoa) in Tanzania. III. Experiments on the transmission of Theileria mutans by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma variegatum (Acarina, Ixodidae).
abstract: The parasite considered to be Theileria mutans in East Africa could not be transmitted transstadially by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (seven attempts); it was transmitted by Amblyomma variegatum in 6 out of 7 experiments. The possibility that the original South African T. mutans, transmissible by R. appendiculatus, and the parasite called T. mutans in East Africa, are different species, has to be considered.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000145:classification; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D002417:Cattle; D013636:Tanzania; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*