Note on the transmission of Theileria annulata by Hyalomma ticks in the Sudan.
Nymphs of Hyalomma impeltatum and H. dromedarii, fed as larvae on an infected calf, transmitted fatal Theileria annulata infection to two susceptible calves. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to the epidemiology of tropical theileriosis in the Sudan.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000469:parasitology; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D013397:Sudan; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*