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| Also Known As: '''''Gall sickness''''' — '''''Gallsickness''''' — '''''Tick fever''''' (Australia) — '''''Tristeza''''' (Portugal) | | Also Known As: '''''Gall sickness''''' — '''''Gallsickness''''' — '''''Tick fever''''' (Australia) — '''''Tristeza''''' (Portugal) |
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− | Caused by: '''''[[Anaplasma marginale]] — Anaplasma ovis — A. ovis — Ehrlichia bovis | + | Caused by: '''''Anaplasma marginale — Anaplasma ovis — A. ovis — Ehrlichia bovis |
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| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
| [[File:Anaplasmosis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Rickettsia'' sp. inside tick haemolymph cells (sourced from Wikimedia Commons)]] | | [[File:Anaplasmosis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Rickettsia'' sp. inside tick haemolymph cells (sourced from Wikimedia Commons)]] |
− | Anaplasmosis is a ruminant disease caused by the [[:Category:Rickettsiales|'''rickettsial''']] pathogens ''[[Anaplasma marginale]]'', ''A. ovis'', ''A. mesaeterum'' and ''Ehrlichia bovis''. | + | Anaplasmosis is a ruminant disease caused by the [[:Category:Rickettsiales|'''rickettsial''']] pathogens ''Anaplasma marginale'', ''A. ovis'', ''A. mesaeterum'' and ''Ehrlichia bovis''. |
| These rickettsial parasites reside exclusively within the '''[[erythrocytes| red blood cells]]''' of their hosts. | | These rickettsial parasites reside exclusively within the '''[[erythrocytes| red blood cells]]''' of their hosts. |
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| Cattle, sheep, deer, antelope and wild ruminants can all be affected. | | Cattle, sheep, deer, antelope and wild ruminants can all be affected. |
− | [[Anaplasma marginale | ''A. marginale'']] is usually the causative agent in cattle and wild ruminants, while ''A. ovis'' is most commonly isolated in sheep and goats.
| + | ''A. marginale'' is usually the causative agent in cattle and wild ruminants, while ''A. ovis'' is most commonly isolated in sheep and goats. |
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| ''A. central'' caused mild disease in cattle and is now the foundation for some vaccines. | | ''A. central'' caused mild disease in cattle and is now the foundation for some vaccines. |
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| Animal Health & Production Compendium, Anaplasmosis datasheet, accessed online 02/06/2011 @ http://www.ahpc.org/ | | Animal Health & Production Compendium, Anaplasmosis datasheet, accessed online 02/06/2011 @ http://www.ahpc.org/ |
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| [[Category:Lymphoreticular and Haematopoietic Diseases - Cattle]] | | [[Category:Lymphoreticular and Haematopoietic Diseases - Cattle]] |
| [[Category:CABI Expert Review]] | | [[Category:CABI Expert Review]] |
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