East Coast Fever Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What pathogen causes East Coast Fever?	The trypanosome parasite, Trypanosoma parva		Link to Article
Upon what vector does the pathogen rely??	Ticks		Link to Article
What are the early clinical signs of ECF?	Pyrexia Inappetance Enlarged and hot lymph nodes		Link to Article
What is corridor disease?	An acute and fatal form of ECF that cattle acquire from African buffalo		Link to Article
What is January disease?	An acute form of ECF that occurs only in Zimbabwe from December until May.		Link to Article
What two systems usually show the most damage on post-mortem in animals with ECF?	Lymphoid Respiratory		Link to Article