South African Buffalo-Derived Theileria parva Is Distinct From Other Buffalo and Cattle-Derived T. parva.

ABSTRACT: Theileria parva is a protozoan parasite transmitted by the brown-eared ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus zambeziensis. Buffaloes are the parasite's ancestral host, with cattle being the most recent host. The parasite has two transmission modes namely, cattle-cattle and buffalo-cattle transmission. Cattle-cattle T. parva transmission causes East Coast fever (ECF) and January disease syndromes. Buffalo to cattle transmission causes Corridor disease. Knowledge on the genetic diversity of South African T. parva populations will assist in determining its origin, evolution and identify any cattle-cattle transmitted strains. To achieve this, genomic DNA of blood and in vitro culture material infected with South African isolates (8160,

SUBMITTER: Maboko BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8269612 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature