East Coast fever is a fatal disease of cattle caused by Theileria parva. It is transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. The aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, pathology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and control of East Coast fever are discussed. T. parva alternates...

A total of 90 animals was immunized against East Coast fever (ECF) using Theileria parva (Marikebuni) stock on three large-scale farms in Kiminini Division, Trans-Nzoia District, North Rift, Kenya. Another 90 cattle served as non-immunized controls. Following immunization the number of cattle with...

This study was carried out on Jersey cattle and Brown Swiss cattle in the Karaköy and Ladik state farms located in the Black Sea region. It was conducted between May 1995 and May 1996. Initially, 153 cattle from both farms were tested for presence of antibodies specific to Theileria annulata using...

The objective of this study was to analyse the epidemiological data on tropical theileriosis found in the area around Kayseri, Turkey. For this purpose, field and laboratory studies were performed on 866 cattle of various breeds, vaccinated or unvaccinated, and placed in 2 categories as follows:...

A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted to assess the perception of cattle farmers of the efficacy of East Coast fever (ECF) immunization in southern Zambia. One hundred and seventy-nine farmers from five districts in southern Zambia were interviewed. The majority of farmers (85%)...

This special issue, inclusive of 9 papers, addresses the veterinary use of attenuated vaccines for animal infectious diseases, such as theileriosis, ehrlichiosis, foot and mouth disease, Babesia bovis infection, and Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum infestation.

The objective of this study was to investigate the duration of immunity generated by a live vaccine against Theileria annulata infection. Three groups of animals were used. The 1st group was immunized and then challenged 13 months after vaccination. The 2nd group was immunized twice at 16-month...

This study was conducted at the endemic region of Central Anatolia to determine the epidemiology of tropical theileriosis after vaccination from March 1996 to April 1999. The study was conducted in Kesikköprü, Köseli and Keriscedilla˜li villages and TIGEM farm of Bala county and Kabak,...

Tropical theileriosis is an important disease of cattle caused by the protozoon parasite Theileria annulata. It is transmitted by ixodid ticks of the genus Hyalomma. The control of this disease in Turkey and many other countries has been carried out by immunization using an attenuated macroschizont ...