University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2008-05-272008-05-2719802008-05-27savrhistory-001hw_001http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5575Colour photo. Original document size: (w)7 x (h)4.97 cm. Original scanned size: 370 kb JPEG, 600 dpi. Final web-ready size: 34.93 kb. Estimate download time: 13 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Original TIFF file housed at the Dept. Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria. Metadata assigned by Prof. R.C. Tustin, Professor Emeritus: DVTD. His academic and professional experience includes: veterinarian for 54 years, senior lecturer at UP for 7 years, head of Department at UP for 17 years and Veterinary Council for 3 years.Amblyomma hebraeum is one of the tick vectors of heartwater which is an acute disease of cattle, goats, sheep and some wild ruminants caused by the rickettsia, Ehrlichia ruminantium (formely Cowdria ruminantium). Heartwater is one of the mayor diseases of livestock in sub-saharan Africa. (Source: Allsopp, BA, Bezuidenhout, JD & Prozesky, L,'Heartwater', Infectious Diseases of Livestock'/ edited by JAW Coetzer & RC Tustin, Cape Town : Oxford University Press, 2004.)35771 bytesimage/jpeg©University of Pretoria. Dept of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (Original and digital) Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the original copyright holder. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. Please contact the collection administrator for copyright issues.TicksHeartwaterAmblyomma hebraeumHeartwater -- AfricaTick-borne diseases in animals -- AfricaRickettsial diseases in animals -- AfricaLivestock -- Diseases -- AfricaStill Image