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{{Taxobox

{{Taxobox

|name              = ''Cowdria ruminantium''

|name              = ''Cowdria 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.  

'''Head tilt, tremors''', coma, circling, abnormal reflexes, '''hyperaesthesia, aggression''', head pressing, depression, nystagmus, mydriasis and blindness.  

'''Head tilt, tremors''', coma, circling, abnormal reflexes, '''hyperaesthesia, aggression''', head pressing, depression, nystagmus, mydriasis and blindness.  

Animals display a '''high fever''' which my progress to hypothermia. They gradually stop feeding and their behaviour changes.

Animals display a '''high fever''' which may progress to hypothermia. They gradually stop feeding and their behaviour changes.

Cowdriosis can also cause reproductive and gastrointestinal disease.

Cowdriosis can also cause reproductive and gastrointestinal disease.

{{Learning

{{Learning

|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A+Cowdriosis9/ Cowdriosis Publications]

|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A+Cowdriosis Cowdriosis Publications]

|flashcards = [[Cowdriosis Flashcards]]

|flashcards = [[Cowdriosis Flashcards]]

}}

}}

==References==

==References==

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Animal Health & ProductIon Compendium, '''''Cowdria ruminantium'' datasheet''', accessed 06/06/2011 @ http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/

|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=87241&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 cowdriosis] and [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/Default.aspx?site=160&page=2144&LoadModule=datasheet&CompID=3&dsID=87240 ''Cowdria ruminantium'']

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