An outbreak of haemolytic anaemia associated with infection of Theileria orientalis in naïve cattle

AMJ McFadden, TG Rawdon, J Meyer… - New Zealand …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
CASE HISTORY: An outbreak of haemolytic anaemia occurred when 87 cattle were
introduced from a presumed non-infected herd from south Otago to a herd in Northland (n …

Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region of Theileria spp. in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa

BJ Mans, R Pienaar, AA Latif, FT Potgieter - Parasitology, 2011 - cambridge.org
Sequence variation within the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region can affect the
accuracy of real-time hybridization probe-based diagnostics for the detection of Theileria …

Identification of Theileria parva and Theileria sp.(buffalo) 18S rRNA gene sequence variants in the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa

ME Chaisi, KP Sibeko, NE Collins, FT Potgieter… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Theileria parva is the causative agent of Corridor disease in cattle in South Africa. The
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is the reservoir host, and, as these animals are important for …

Mixed Theileria infections in free-ranging buffalo herds: implications for diagnosing Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

R Pienaar, FT Potgieter, AA Latif, OMM Thekisoe… - Parasitology, 2011 - cambridge.org
Buffalo-adapted Theileria parva causes Corridor disease in cattle. Strict control measures
therefore apply to the movement of buffalo in South Africa and include mandatory testing of …

Occurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africa

PS Brothers, NE Collins, MC Oosthuizen, R Bhoora… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Blood samples were collected from 71 tsessebes relocated from the deproclaimed Vaalbos
National Park to Mokala National Park, South Africa. DNA was extracted from the samples …

The Hybrid II assay: a sensitive and specific real-time hybridization assay for the diagnosis of Theileria parva infection in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle

R Pienaar, FT Potgieter, AA Latif, OMM Thekisoe… - Parasitology, 2011 - cambridge.org
Corridor disease is an acute, fatal disease of cattle caused by buffalo-adapted Theileria
parva. This is a nationally controlled disease in South Africa and strict control measures …

Analyses of genes encoding Theileria parva p104 and polymorphic immunodominant molecule (PIM) reveal evidence of the presence of cattle-type alleles in the …

KP Sibeko, NE Collins, MC Oosthuizen, M Troskie… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR products (PCR-RFLP) and
sequencing of the variable region of the p104 and PIM genes was performed on samples …

Development and Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Babesia orientalis In Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, Linnaeus, 1758)

L He, HH Feng, QL Zhang, WJ Zhang… - Journal of …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Babesia orientalis is the causative agent of babesiosis in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis,
Linnaeus, 1758). In this study, a TaqMan real-time PCR assay was developed for …

Evaluation of a TaqMan real-time PCR for the detection of Theileria parva in buffalo and cattle

N Papli, O Landt, C Fleischer, JO Koekemoer… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
A real-time PCR assay based on TaqMan probe chemistry was developed for the detection
of Theileria parva DNA in blood samples. It uses a Theileria genus-specific PCR primer set …

Survey of ixodid ticks and two tick-borne pathogens in African buffaloes, Syncerus caffer, from the Caprivi Strip, Namibia

I Pascucci, AC Dondona, C Cammà, M Marcacci… - Journal of Zoo and …, 2011 - BioOne
A capture operation to ascertain health status in free-ranging buffaloes from six different
areas in the Caprivi Strip in the northeast corner of Namibia was conducted in October 2009 …