Heartwater challenge of two Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer).
Two fifth generation male Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) born in a European zoo, produced no signs of disease when injected with Cowdria ruminantium infected blood. It would suggest that this species has an inate natural resistance to Heartwater.
D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000276:immunology*; D006357:Heartwater Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008297:Male