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The transmission of Theileria parva (Theiler, 1904) by Rhipicephalus carnivoralis Walker, 1965

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. W. Brocklesby ,
K. P. Bailey  and
Brenda O. Vidler
D. W. Brocklesby
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
K. P. Bailey
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
Brenda O. Vidler
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
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R. carnivoralis has been shown to be capable of transmitting T. parva under experimental conditions and stages of the protozoon have been found in sections of salivary glands of the tick.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 1966 , pp. 13 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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