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**Immunity can wane in the absense of re-infection
 
**Immunity can wane in the absense of re-infection
 
**Uninfected cattle remain susceptible
 
**Uninfected cattle remain susceptible
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*Enzootic Instability
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**Low rate of transmission
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**Few infected [[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks|ticks]]
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**Infrequent exposure
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**Immunity wanes or is completely absent in many individuals
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**Low levels of herd immunity
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**'''Higher''' incidence of disease
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*Enzootic Stability
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**High rate of transmission
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**Many infected ticks
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**Frequent exposure boosts immunity
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**High level of herd immunity
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**'''Lower''' incidence of disease
      
*Predisposing factors:
 
*Predisposing factors:
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**''B. major'' occurs in South East England but is not pathogenic
 
**''B. major'' occurs in South East England but is not pathogenic
 
***Vector is [[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Hard Ticks|''Haemaphysalis'']]
 
***Vector is [[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Hard Ticks|''Haemaphysalis'']]
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===Enzootic Instability===
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*Low rate of transmission
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*Few infected [[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks|ticks]]
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*Infrequent exposure
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*Immunity wanes or is completely absent in many individuals
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*Low levels of herd immunity
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*'''Higher''' incidence of disease
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===Enzootic Stability===
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*High rate of transmission
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*Many infected ticks
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 +
*Frequent exposure boosts immunity
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*High level of herd immunity
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*'''Lower''' incidence of disease
    
==''Theileria''==
 
==''Theileria''==
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