| Theileria parva bovis | A parasite causing Rhodesian malignant theileriosis in cattle. Synonym: Theileria bovis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Theileria parva lawrencei | A parasite of the wild African buffalo (Syncerus caffer); it is highly pathogenic to cattle, causing Corridor disease. Synonym: Theileria lawrencei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theileria parva parva | A highly pathogenic parasite causing East Coast fever in cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theileria sergenti | A bovine species found worldwide which, in some regions, has been reported to cause clinical disease in cattle. Synonym: Theileria sergenti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theileria taurotragi | A species that causes benign bovine theileriosis, and is infective to sheep and goats; transmitted by Rhipicephalus pulchellus in Africa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theileriasis | Infection of bovines with protozoa of the genus theileria. This infection results in an acute or chronic febrile condition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Theileriidae | A family of sporozoan protozoa which, combined with the family Babesiidae, comprises the order Piroplasmida; it consists of one recognised genus, Theileria, transmitted by ixodid ticks; some species are highly pathogenic to domestic and wild ruminants, causing theileriosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theileriosis | Protozoan disease of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by infection with protozoan of the genus Theileria, and transmitted by ixodid ticks. Synonym: theileriasis. Benign bovine theileriosis, theileriosis in cattle, a protozoan disease caused either by Theileria mutans (transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma in Africa and the Caribbean) or by T. Taurotragi (transmitted by the ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. Pulchellus in Africa). Malignant ovine and caprine theileriosis, a highly pathogenic protozoan disease of sheep and goats in southeastern Europe, northern Africa, and the Near and Middle East; it is caused by Theileria hirci and transmitted by the tick Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum. (05 Mar 2000) |