Theileria taurotragi in Zambia.
Theileria sp. (Bwengwa) of low virulence was isolated by feeding R. appendiculatus ticks collected from the field on a susceptible calf and subsequently transmitted between cattle by R. appendiculatus ticks- Theileria sp. (Bwengwa) was shown to be T. taurotragi on parasitological, clinical and serological grounds. T. taurotragi is the fourth Theileria sp. shown to be present in Zambia.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D002417:Cattle; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology; D015024:Zambia