Ehrlichia ruminantium, the causative organism of heartwater infections, places severe economic constraint on the livestock industry wherever Amblyomma tick vectors are present. Angora goats are particularly susceptible ...

Ehrlichia ruminantium is an obligate intracellular pathogen and, as such, cell mediated immunity plays a key role in the control of bacterial replication and subsequent protection against heartwater in ruminants. IFN-γ has ...

Ehrlichia ruminantium is a tick-borne pathogen transmitted by ticks in the genus Amblyomma. This bacterial pathogen causes heartwater, a fatal disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...