Tremendous progress has been made over the last ten years on East Coast fever (ECF)
research. Publication of a reference genome sequence of Theileria parva, the causative …

Apicomplexan parasites include many parasites of importance either for livestock or as
causative agents of human diseases. The importance of these parasites has been …

Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1), an asexual blood-stage antigen of Plasmodium
falciparum, is an important candidate for testing as a component of a malaria vaccine. This …

A survey of Theileria parasites in cattle in eastern Turkey was carried out using specific
polymerase chain reaction. A total of 252 blood samples were collected from clinically …

There are three economically important bovine Theileria species: Theileria annulata, which
causes tropical theileriosis and occurs across north Africa and most of central Asia; Theileria …

Theileria annulata is a tick-transmitted protozoan that causes tropical theileriosis, an often
fatal leukoproliferative disorder of cattle. To characterize and identify parasite proteins …

The protozoan parasite Theileria inhabits the host cell cytoplasm and possesses the unique
capacity to transform the cells it infects, inducing continuous proliferation and protection …

We report on the detection of Theileria annulata in infected Hyalomma ticks by the PCR
using primers derived from the gene encoding the 30 kDa major merozoite surface antigen …

Theileria parva and Theileria annulata are tick-borne parasites of cattle that infect and
transform leukocytes, causing severe and often fatal parasitic leukoses. Both species …

Background Under the poor hygienic conditions, tick-borne pathogens cause severe
economic losses to the cattle industry. Purpose The current study investigated the presence …