Eperythrozoon wenyoni - a blood parasite of cattle. A first report in New Zealand

Authors: Sutton RH, Collins GH, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1-2, pp 8-9, Jan 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Parasites - blood borne, Disease/defect, Circulatory system/haematology, Rickettsia, Infectious disease, Parasites - internal, Protozoa, Species description
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: This paper records, for the first time in New Zealand, the occurrence of Eperythrozoon wenyoni in the blood of a cow. Inoculation of infected blood into two splenectomized calves resulted in a heavy parasitaemia with a moderate anaemia in one calf. The other calf remained refractory to infection. The possible importance of E. wenyoni is discussed.

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