Theileria
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Theileria is a genus of parasitic protozoan that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa and is closely related to Plasmodium. Two Theileria species, T. annulata and T. parva, are important cattle parasites.[1] T. annulata causes tropical theileriosis and T. parva causes East Coast fever. Theileria are transmitted by ticks.[2] The genomes of T. annulata and T. parva have been sequenced and published.[3][4]
Theileria equi is a known cause of equine piroplasmosis.[5]
Vaccines against Theileria are in development.[1][6] In May 2010, it was reported that a vaccine to protect cattle against East Coast fever had been approved and registered by the governments of Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.[7]
References
- ^ a b Morrison W, McKeever D (2006). "Current status of vaccine development against Theileria parasites". Parasitology. 133: S169–87. doi:10.1017/S0031182006001867. PMID 17274845.
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|pmid=19273257instead. - ^ Pain A; et al. (2005). "Genome of the host-cell transforming parasite Theileria annulata compared with T. parva.". Science. 309 (5731): 131–3. doi:10.1126/science.1110418. PMID 15994557.
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|pmid=19178892instead. - ^ "Cattle disease vaccine launched 30 years after invention, SciDev.net (7 May 2010)". 2010-05-07..