title: Transmission of theileriosis in the traditional farming sector in the southern province of Zambia during 1995-1996.
abstract: The incidence of first contact with the protozoan Theileria parva was determined in three traditional cattle herds in the Southern Province of Zambia in 1995 and 1996. The majority of first contacts occurred during the dry season in June, July and August, at a time of nymphal activity and in the absence of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus adults, indicating that larva to nymph transmission plays a more prominent role than nymph to adult transmission under the prevailing conditions.
authors.affiliation: ASVEZA South, Veterinary Research Station, Mazabuka, Zambia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulumba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Speybroeck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Billiouw
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Berkvens
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Geysen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D009758:Nymph / Q000469:parasitology; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D016797:Theileria parva / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan