Organisms

Theileria parva

A protozoan parasite that is the etiologic agent of East Coast fever (THEILERIASIS). Transmission is by ticks of the Physicephalus and Hyalomma genera.

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Abstract

A protozoan parasite that is the etiologic agent of East Coast fever (THEILERIASIS). Transmission is by ticks of the Physicephalus and Hyalomma genera.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Theileria parvas
  • parvas, Theileria

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with THEILERIASIS (IM) + check tags ANIMALS & CATTLE but not also CATTLE DISEASES; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

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92

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Previous Indexing

  • Sporozoea (1966-1991)

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  1. B01w.043w.075w.600.580w.700w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Theileria parva. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016797. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016797
  2. Theileria parva. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theileria_parva
  3. Theileria parva. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7777788