Theileria parasites infect a wide range of domestic and wild ruminants worldwide, causing
diseases with varying degrees of severity. A broad classification, based on the parasite's …

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

Background Transmission of arthropod-borne apicomplexan parasites that cause disease
and result in death or persistent infection represents a major challenge to global human and …

Cattle, buffaloes, and sheep are the main sources of meat and milk in Egypt, but their
productivity is thought to be greatly reduced by hemoprotozoan parasitic diseases. In this …

The Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) is a leading candidate for a
malaria vaccine. Here, within-population analyses of alleles from 50 Thai P. falciparum …

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

Members of the variable merozoite surface antigen (vmsa) gene family of Babesia bovis
encode membrane proteins involved in erythrocyte invasion. In this study, we have identified …

The tick-borne apicomplexan parasite Theileria annulata is endemic in many sub-tropical
countries and causes the bovine disease tropical theileriosis. Although the parasite is known …

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 …

Theileriosis poses a serious threat to ruminants in tropical and subtropical countries. It is a
tick-borne disease, caused by an apicomplexan parasite, Theileria. The high disease …