Prevalence of theileriosis in Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) in Namibia.
A total of 23 blood samples from Red Hartebeest and 28 ticks of the subspecies Rhipicephalus evertsi were collected in Namibia during the summer 2003. For a Piroplasmida species, Theileria sp 95.7% of blood and 50.0% of tick samples (all R. e. mimeticus, none of R. e. evertsi were carrying the pathogen) were PCR positive. Sequencing showed infection from a re-emerging mild species of Theileria phylogenetically different from other African Theileria species such as Theileria parva, T. buffeli, T. annulata, T. taurotragi or T. mutans.
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, University of Newcastle, King George VI Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom.
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D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000469:parasitology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009276:Namibia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D048494:Rhipicephalus / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016794:Theileria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S