GALVmed Position Paper: East Coast Fever Infection & Treatment Method

East Coast Fever is a disease of cattle caused by a blood-borne protozoal parasite, Theileria parva

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 16 March 2018

• Country: Burundi, Congo (Democratic Republic), Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique
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  Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
• Document Type: Working Paper
• Theme: Agriculture
• First published: 28 February 2015
• Authors: GALVmed

Abstract

East Coast Fever (ECF) is a disease of cattle caused by a blood-borne protozoal parasite, Theileria parva, predominantly carried by the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus). It causes significanteconomic losses across East, Southern and Central Africa through death and production losses. In exotic dairy cattle, mortality rates are typically very high, but high mortality may also be experienced inpastoralist calves and cattle not previously exposed to the disease. The disease is reported in 11 countries in Africa and annual losses associated with ECF have been estimated at more than $300m per annum

This document outlines the current infection and treatment methods a detailing GALVmed바카라 사이트™s work in that area and sets out future aims.

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GALVmed (2015). GALVmed Position Paper: East Coast Fever Infection & Treatment Method

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Published 16 March 2018