Research shows sheep may help spread bovine anaemia parasite
23 Feb, 2021 02:45 AM
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The Country
New Zealand researchers have proven that sheep can carry and potentially spread the parasite behind the bovine anaemia epidemic.
Sheep were asymptomatic carriers of the tick-borne parasite
Theileria orientalis, which meant they were unaffected by the disease but could spread it to the ticks that feed on them.
Theileria orientalis is a tick‒borne intracellular parasite of red blood cells that causes severe and mild infections in various ruminants worldwide.
To date there have been 11 types identified within this species, of which four types are presently found in New Zealand cattle, researchers said.
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