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==''Theileria parva''==

==''Theileria parva''==

''T. parva'' is primarily a parasite of '''African buffalo''' and the cause of '''[[Theileriosis - Cattle | Bovine Theileriosis]]''' and '''[[East Coast Fever]]'''. It is transmitted by a wide range of [[Ticks |tick]] hosts and also the burrowing mite, '''''[[Sarcoptes | Sarcoptes scabei]]'''''.

''T. parva'' is primarily a parasite of '''African buffalo''' and the cause of '''[[Theileriosis - Cattle | Bovine Theileriosis]]''' and '''[[East Coast Fever]]'''. It may be transmitted by a wide range of [[Ticks |tick]] hosts although ''Rhipicephalus appeniculatus'' is the most importnat in the field.

The protozoa form '''rod shaped''' piroplasms within host [[Erythrocytes | erythrocytes]].

The protozoa form '''rod shaped''' piroplasms within host [[Erythrocytes | erythrocytes]].