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.
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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