THEILERIA MUTANS



                                 THEILERIA MUTANS


  • SynonymT.orientalis, T.buffeli, G. mutanscattle-Beningn Theileriosis- non fatal form in erythrocytes, round, oval, 1-2µm, 55%- round or oval. 
  • Schizonts not readily detected, 2-4 parasites in a single RBC can be seen as a result of multiple infection.
  • Ticks: R.appendiculatus, R.evertsi, H. bispinosa, H. punctatastage to stage transmission.
  • Pathogenesis: Not so pathogenic,acute form impossible. when exposed to massive parasites,mortality is less than 1%. Signs, course and  lesions are similar to mild .
  • T.annulata, anaemia, icterus, lymph node swollen, liver, lungs, swollen infarcts in kidneys, haemoglobinuria absent.
  •  T.mutans is reported in Sub -Saharan,transmiited by Amblyomma sp. Benign tumor in  T.orientalis (T.mutans in part,T.sergenti in part)Bacillus thuringiensis in other places it is to be determined, transmission by H.longi- Asia, Australia, H.punctata in Europe.

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