BACKGROUND : Only a few studies have examined the presence of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale in South Africa, and no studies have comprehensively examined these species across the whole country. To undertake this ...

Ticks are significant ectoparasites of animals and humans. Published data indicate that most vectors that transmit livestock and human pathogens in sub-Saharan Africa, are native to the region and originate from wild ...

In 1911, Sir Arnold Theiler isolated and described a parasite that was very similar to A. marginale but which was more centrally located within the erythrocytes of the host cells, and was much less pathogenic than A. ...

Theileria parva is the causative agent of Corridor disease in cattle in South Africa. The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is the reservoir host, and, as these animals are important for eco-tourism in South Africa, it ...

Theileria buffeli/orientalis is a group of benign and mildly pathogenic species of cattle andbuffalo in various parts of the world. In a previous study, we identified T. buffeli in blood sam-ples originating from the African ...

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a natural reservoir host for both pathogenic and nonpathogenic Theileria species. These often occur naturally as mixed infections in buffalo. Although the benign and mildly ...