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==''Theileria''==
 
==''Theileria''==
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[[Image:Theileria parva life cycle.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Theileria parva'' Life Cycle Diagram - Dennis Jacobs & Mark Fox RVC]]
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*Main species of veterinary importance is ''Theileria parva''
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**Causes '''East Coast Fever'''
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***Severe, proliferative lymphatic disease of cattle
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***Central and Eastern Africa
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***Transmitted by [[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Ticks of Veterinary Importance|''Rhipicephalus appendiculatus'']]
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***[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Disease Transmission|Trans-stadial]] transmission
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*Other ''Theileria'' species causes production losses in cattle and sheep in the Middle East, Mediterranean and in Northern Africa
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'''Life Cycle'''
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'''Pathogenesis'''
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'''Diagnosis'''
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'''Control'''
    
==''Cytauxzoon felis''==
 
==''Cytauxzoon felis''==
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