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