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Also Known As '''''– Cowdriosis – Heartwater – Ehrlichiosis – Nintas (South Africa)'''''

Also Known As '''''– Cowdriosis – Heartwater – Ehrlichiosis – Nintas (South Africa)'''''

Caused by – ''Cowdria ruminantium'' AKA [[Rickkettsiales | Rickettsia]] ruminantium

Caused by – ''Cowdria ruminantium'' AKA [[Rickettsiales | Rickettsia]] ruminantium

==Introduction==

==Introduction==

C. ruminantium is a '''[[Bacteria | bacterial]] gram negative coccal''' pathogen causing the '''[[Tick Disease Transmission | tickborne]] disease “Heartwater”''' in ruminants in '''Subsaharan Africa'''. Animals often acquire the disease when moved on to heartwater infected grazing.  

C. ruminantium is a '''[[Bacteria | bacterial]] gram negative coccal''' pathogen causing the '''[[Tick Disease Transmission | tickborne]] disease “Heartwater”''' in ruminants in '''Subsaharan Africa'''. Animals often acquire the disease when moved on to heartwater infected grazing.